Escort Prism 20401 Reference Manual page 44

Neonatal Electrode Placement
To monitor a patient's ECG:
1. Open the ECG SETUP menu by pressing the softkey next to the ECG label.
ALM
ALM
ON
LIM
OFF
2. Press the ALM LIM softkey to adjust the values for current heart rate alarms.
3. Press the SIZE softkey to allow increase or decrease of QRS display. QRS needs to be at
least 1/2 millivolt.
4. Press the LEAD SEL softkey to select desired cable and lead. This page allows choice of
3-lead or 5-lead cable.
5. Insure cable matches selected lead cable. An error message "CHK LEADS" may indicate
device is looking for a 5-lead cable when a 3-lead cable is in use.
6. Press the PACE ON softkey to activate reject/flag pacer function (if applicable).
7. Press the MORE softkey.
8. Press the FILT softkey to turn filter OFF when ST segment monitoring is to be activated
(if applicable).
This placement is also
good for RESP
monitoring
PACE
LEAD
SIZE ON
SEL
OFF
3-3
Alternate Method:
Position RA and LA
electrodes at the 2nd
intercostal space,
midclavicular line
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