Positioning Of The Electrodes; Undressing The Patient; Determining The Position Of Electrodes; Positioning Of Pacer - / Defibrillator Electrodes For Pacing - Primedic DefiMonitor XD Series Operating Manual

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Positioning Of The Electrodes

Undressing The Patient

If, after the preliminary examination, the patient needs to be defibrillated, undress
the upper part of his body to be able to place the electrodes.

Determining The Position Of Electrodes

For SavePads and Paddles
Fig. 17 Position of Electrodes on the Patient
The electrodes are positioned
– in the region of the right breast, below the collarbone (1) and
– in the region of the left breast above the apex of the heart on the auxiliary line
(2).
A false positioning of the electrodes can force misinterpretation.

Positioning of Pacer - / Defibrillator electrodes for Pacing

Two different electrode positions have been established for heart stimulation:
• anterior - anterior position
• anterior - posterior position
The position and the polarity of the electrodes have a great influence on the neces-
sary stimulation intensity and on the comfort of the patient during stimulation.
The preferred position is the anterior- posterior position.
Electrode Color
connector
Blue
Anterior
( - )
White
Posterior
( + )
Position
left frontal chest side, between chest bone and left nipple
(approximately V /V -Position)
2 3
left dorsal chest side, between tip of shoulder blade and
spinal column
DefiMonitor XD
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