ECG Lead Placement / Electrocardiogram - Clinical Skills - Dr Gill

ECG Lead Placement / Electrocardiogram - Clinical Skills - Dr Gill

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Whilst perhaps not a core day to day skill of the medic, being able to take an ECG is a valuable skill. Although perhaps less than the interpretation of the ECG which we will look to cover in another video

The ECG or Electrocardiogram is a core part of any cardiology examination, and thus would expect to undertake in order to complete the cardiac exam - as can be seen here

This video will go over the ECG lead placement for a 12 lead electrocardiogram.

The 12 lead ECG consists of 6 chest leads - lead V1-V6 and four cables to the limbs, allowing the recording of 6 limb leads, leads I, II, III, aVF, aVR and aVL

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00:00 - Overview of ECG Lead Placement
00:57 - Patient Information and ECG Setup
01:39 - Machine Placement
01:52 - Applying Limb Leads
03:35 - Placing Precordial (Chest) Leads
05:15 - Attaching the Leads
06:50 - Recording the ECG and Reviewing the Trace
08:01 - Post-ECG Procedure
08:38 - Summary and Closing Thoughts