Perform a 4-lead ECG (electrocardiography) on a patient
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(If you have not done so already) Add a new incident, or open an existing incident, as described Add or edit an incident.
By default, the Scene tab appears.
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At the bottom of the screen, touch Treatments.
A list of possible treatments appears on the right side of the screen, and a summary of any treatments you previously performed appears on the left side of the screen.
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Touch ECG (4 Lead).
The ECG (4 Lead) dialog box for gathering information related to the treatment appears.
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In the dialog box, enter data as described in Understand the interface and data entry in it.
Field Information needed Time
The time the treatment was administered to the patient. By default, this value is populated with the computer's system time when you selected this treatment option.
Performed By
The name of the person who obtained medical control (also known as medical direction) to gain approval for certain treatments or guidance in performing a treatment.
Prior To Arrival
Indicate whether or not actions were performed on the patient before you arrived on the scene.
Response
An indication of the patient's response to the treatment.
Attempts
The number of attempts made at performing the treatment on the patient.
Successful
An indication of whether or not the treatment was successful.
Complications
A list of the complications that occurred during the treatment.
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Touch Save Treatment to save the treatment information you entered.
The Treatments tab reappears.