Ecg Lead Placement Guide Diagram. Peel an electrode off the sheet and place it on the right wrist. This is the ekg.
Placement of lead v1 locate the sternal notch angle of louis by feeling the top portion of the breast bone and moving your fingers downward until you feel a bump. 3 lead ecg placement and preparation. Become familiar with the working of your particular type of 12 lead ecg machine.
The correct positioning of leads is essential to taking an accurate 12 lead resting ecg and incorrect placement of leads can lead to a false diagnosis of infarction or negative changes on the ecg.
This is the 2nd intercostal space. Aside from a 12 lead ecg placement theres something known as a 15 lead placement which includes placing leads v4 v6 on the posterior side of the patient below their left scapula see below. The correct positioning of leads is essential to taking an accurate 12 lead resting ecg and incorrect placement of leads can lead to a false diagnosis of infarction or negative changes on the ecg. R right arm l left arm f left leg n right leg.