The second step to acquire a diagnostic quality 12 lead ECG is to expose the area where the electrodes are going to be placed. In this case, we're going to have to remove Miles's shirt and expose his lower limbs so we can place the limb leads.

Before we get into how to read a 12 lead ECG, we recommend that you review the normal anatomy and conduction pathways of the heart. When you see a 12-lead do you freeze and get overwhelmed? It happens to everyone especially when you first start interpreti

12-Lead ECG Placement The patient’s chest and all four limbs should be exposed in order to apply the ECG electrodes correctly. There are different methods for identifying the correct landmarks for ECG electrode placement, the two most common being the ?