Re: 12 Lead ECG placement.....just wondering

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Thanks for the information....It's been an interesting and informative topic for

me.

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> Don't know about evidence based. But approx. 2 months ago now, I was in

> the hosp. overnite for SVT and had the nurse place the leads over my breast

> in the ED. the nurse stated that was the proper way and that the breast

> tissue did not interfere with the readout.

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> In a message dated 8/27/2010 4:00:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

> txladymedic@... writes:

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> I had an interesting conversation with a friend that works for an MD. She

> did a 12 lead ECG like most of us probably would have going under the breast

> to place the leads and just undoing the bra not removing it as the " girls "

> would have been unleashed with the removal. Her Doc insisted that she

> totally remove the bra and that she place the leads ON the breast rather than

> UNDER it. His rational is that the breast tissue would not affect the

> outcome of the ECG and the placement would be more precise. This is the first

> I've heard of placing them on the breast...I've always heard (and done) under

> the breast tissue. Same basic principle for obese folks. Anyone else heard

> of placing them on the breast?? Maybe I've become old and need to go take a

> Cardiology refresher.....

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> Leach, CCEMT-P

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