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Attaching the leads

In the third video of our ECG series, Clinical Simulation Specialist Jasmine Burnett shows how to attach the leads for a standard ECG recording.

In the third video of our ‘How to record an ECG’ series, Clinical Simulation Specialist Jasmine Burnett shows how to attach the leads for a standard ECG recording.

Embedding your knowledge

You might wish to re-cap on your learning from the previous few steps by downloading our two PDF reference sheets on Limb electrode and lead placement and Chest electrode and lead placement in the downloads section below.

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