Product Manual

70-00533-02 A CareCenter MD 1.0
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Acquire a Resting ECG
Detailed procedures
This section contains detailed instructions for acquiring a Resting ECG.
Search for a patient or enter a new patient
To search for a patient, see Search for a patient on page 2-3. To enter a new patient Add a
new patient on page 2-5.
Select the test procedure
Note: If you add or remove buttons or change the order of the buttons, the keyboard
shortcuts will change.
Select the test procedure, before applying the electrodes.
1. Click one of the resting test buttons or press the keyboard shortcut (Ctrl + 1 starts at
the top of the list) or select Start and then select the test procedure:
• Resting 12 (default)
2. If multiple acquisition devices are enabled, select the device to be used for this test
procedure and click Continue or press F2.
Note: Each Bluetooth wireless device paired with this system displays on the selection
screen; be sure to power on the wireless device you are using.
Apply the electrodes
Prepare the patient and apply the electrodes as described on Apply electrodes on page 3-14.
If filters are necessary, see ECG filters on page 3-17.
Start the acquisition for Resting ECG (automatically)
Automatic recording is preset by default. The orange Start Auto button is active only if no
electrode errors are indicated.
To start the acquisition:
◆ Click Start Auto or press F2.
The system initiates the ECG acquisition, the orange button indicates the remaining
time, and the progress bar indicates the elapsed time.
• The recording is stopped automatically after 10 seconds.
• If a disturbance occurs, the time is restarted. The remaining time is set to 10
seconds, and the progress bar, to 0 seconds.
If no active patient was selected, the patient search function opens automatically after
the acquisition stops.