placement of ECG-electrodes

[zab]

Hi SDN-community,


I am a student of Media Technology and have to do some ECG-measurements (for computing the heart rate) during a studies project (so it is not much medical, but we do some tests on heart-rate computation).

Therefore I have a prototypical device (manufactured by a small company in Germany) and the manufacturer told me to place the 3 electrodes on the manubrium sterni, the left side of the chest (around the height of the 9th rip) and the ground on the nape (well, the bone there, I think it is it the Cervical vertebrae). But the manufacturer could not tell me details.

But I have to explain some details in my written explanation on my experiments on that and cannot find any information. Does anybody know, where I can get some basic information on this kind of ECG-placement (I know that the 12-Lead system is "normal", but that there are reduced possibilities as CS5, MCR5, CM5, MC5, CB5, CC5, ... but I cannot find much on that).

Therefore I would be really happy, if someone can give me some tips on the ECG-placement the manufacturer is suggesting and maybe some information that I might start looking up?

I'm really happy on any answer ... and thanks for that also in advance.

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[dragonfly99]

I have never heard of a 3-electrode system where the electrodes are places where you describe. I've never heard of placing one on the nape of the neck, which sounds like what you are describing...

 

[Freibi]

Typically, with a three-electrode system (which is appropriate for measurements of heart rate), you place one on each of the arms/shoulders, and the third on one side of the trunk (e.g. on the right side of the ribcage).
I have never heard about placement of ECG electrodes on the nape of the neck either (could that be a misunderstanding?).