• “This will involve me placing some sticky tags on your chest, arms and legs. These will be connected to a recording machine which monitors the normal electrical activity of your heart. There will be no electricity and you will not feel any pain.”
• Ask if patient is in any pain (esp chest pain) + Examiner will act as chaperone
• Bed at 45° angle → exposure of chest, arm (roll up sleeves) and lower legs (roll trousers up slightly)
• Check electrodes are in date
• Do you have any questions for me?

Limb Electrodes:

• Right Wrist ⇒ red
• Left Wrist ⇒ yellow
• Right Leg ⇒ green
• Left Leg ⇒ black

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Chest Electrodes:

• V1: 4th intercostal space at the right sternal border.
• V2: 4th intercostal space at the left sternal border.
• V3: Halfway in between electrodes V2 & V4.
• V4: 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line.
• V5: Anterior axillary line in the same horizontal plane as V4 & V6.
• V6: Midaxillary line in the same horizontal plane as V4 & V5.