“VX3 Holter Lead Placement(Figure 18)
Procedure
5- lead 3- Channel Electrode Placement Chart (for Holter)
| Red: | Channel 1,2 (-); Place on the Center of the Manubrium, the top of the sternum |
| Green: | Ground; Place on the lower right rib margin over bone, opposite V5 position |
| White: | Channel 3 (-); Place at approximately 1 inch right of the Xiphoid Process on the rib, which is right side below V1 position, at the bottom of the rib cage |
| Black: | Channel 2,3 (+); Place on the left Anterior Axillary line 6th rib, V5 position on a rib |
| Brown: | Channel 1 (+); Place on the left Mid-Clavicular line 6th rib, left side at V3 position on a rib |
Channel Designation
Channel 1: Red - Brown
Channel 2: Red - Black
Channel 3: White - Black
Patient Instructions
Advise the patient how to fill out the patient diary and use the "event" button.
Instruct the Patient to Avoid
- Getting the recorder wet (no showers, baths or swimming. Be careful not to drop the recorder in the toilet, etc)
- Getting too much electrical interference (avoid electric blankets, heating pads, waterbed heaters, etc)
- Artifact (don’t push or pull on electrodes)
