Product Manual

CareCenter MD 1.0 70-00533-02 A
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Detailed procedures
Make a measurement in the ECG window
You can make a measurement or create an ECG strip for analysis.
Print the record
See Print the record on page 3-27.
Save the record
See Save the record on page 3-30.
Table 5-1: ECG window functions
To... Do this...
Make an RR or heart rate
measurement
1. In the title bar click the ECG measurement tool.
The system displays the marking lines.
2. Drag the marking line from the starting point for the RR
distance and position it over the R spike of a beat.
3. Drag one of the other lines and position the line on another R
spike.
4. To add or delete lines, right-click in the ECG and select the
action.
5. To scroll the ECG, move a line to the left or right margin of the
visible ECG.
Mark and edit an ECG
strip of 10 seconds
1. In the title bar, click Select 10 seconds ECG.
2. Click in the ECG and drag the selected range to the desired
position.
3. Click the Edit button.
The selected strip displays in grey in the time bar. Depending
on the speed, the grey range can be greater or smaller than
the visible range.
For more information see ECG view on page 9-12.
Mark and edit an ECG
strip of any length
1. In the title bar, click Select variable length ECG.
2. Click in the ECG and drag the marker to select a strip.
As soon as the selected section is longer than 10 seconds,
another mark appears and splits the selected section. The
section on the right marks 10 seconds, which the system
automatically measures and interprets.
3. To correct the beginning and the end of the selected strip:
position the cursor on either margin, and drag to move the
margin.
4. Click Edit and select the function.