Charlie Bloe

Lead Nurse for Cardiology, Critical Care Unit, Raigmore Hospital, NHS Highland

Figure 3. Twelve-lead ECG, with four limb and six chest electrodes

The role of single-use ECG leads in reducing healthcare-associated infections

In the clinical setting, monitoring a patient's ECG rhythm requires a minimum of three electrodes (Figure 1), which are connected to colour-coded leads to aid identification, and these are usually...

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