Product Manual

70-00533-02 A CareCenter MD 1.0
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Emergency ECG
Start the acquisition for an emergency ECG
Choose a method to start the acquisition:
◆ Click the Start button or press F2.
◆ To acquire exactly 10 seconds of ECG, click Start Auto button.
After 10 seconds the ECG can be analyzed, printed and saved. (For Rhythm
Emergency ECG, the Start Auto button starts a 30 second recording.)
Note: You cannot start the acquisition when Impedance is running.
Stop the acquisition
To stop the acquisition:
1. Acquire at least 10 seconds of undisturbed ECG.
2. To stop an acquisition, click the Stop button or press F2.
The last 10 seconds will be analyzed (if gender and age are available).
Note: If the test has not been saved, then the system re-analyzes the ECG test
whenever age and gender are changed. For automatic re-analysis:
• USB—the acquisition device must remain connected to the system
• Wireless—the acquisition device must remain in acquisition mode
3.
If you started the acquisition using Start Auto you can stop it early: click Stop or press
Ctrl + T.
To e val ua t e t he EC G:
• For STAT ECG see Review the recording on page 4-5.
• For STAT Rhythm ECG see Review the recording on page 5-9.
Save the recording
Note: Always save the emergency ECG before printing.
To save the recording:
◆ Click the Save button or press F2.
You have up to 3 seconds to cancel the save.