Schiller ECG

This usually means that one or two of the limb leads are struggling to gain a connection with your patient. Start by checking the right arm and left leg limb leads. If either of these two leads have a problem the machine will not be able to give you any traces.

If still having problems, it may indicate an issue with the electrode contact to your patient. Usually this means there maybe something on the patient’s skin blocking contact, or the gel in the electrode is dry.

Remove all limb lead electrodes from your patient. Clear the areas of any residual gel from the electrodes using an alcohol wipe and dry with a paper towel. This should also remove anything on the patient’s skin that may have previously been blocking contact with the electrode.

Once done apply a fresh set of electrodes from a brand-new unopened packet.

When attempting an ECG with your Schiller MS-12 device, and you get the software launched, but no lines go across the screen and no text to alert that it may be leads off, and in the top right-hand corner of the screen, it shows a red X.

To resolve, click the ECG icon as shown by the yellow arrow on the left-hand side, then select the correct serial-numbered unit.

The box with the serial number looks like the image below. Once you click the serial number, your ECG will start running: