a bit of a medical question/knowledge

[GOWER]

can anyone tell me what is going on, in this photo

thanks

[Rooo]

Moved to health Forum.

[wayned]

EKG! Monitoring the heart functions. The little balls on the chest are suction cups to keep the electrodes attached. Clamps are used on the extremities. A lot better method than using the stick on electrode patches which are a "pain" to remove especially if your are "hairy"!

Edited September 11, 2014 by wayned

[think_too_mut]

All those 12,000THB comprehensive medical checkups at Bumrungrad have this step, takes 10-15 mins.

Whoever did not know what the picture shows, better do their own checkup, could be first time in their lives.

Some do that every 12 months, somewhere it is mandatory (in Denmark, if you don't do it every year, you lose national health insurance coverage as who knows what might be happening and developing within your body without checkups).

Edited September 11, 2014 by think_too_mut

[GOWER]

its my 14 year old stepson,

ekg Monitoring the heart functions

never seen clamps like that before on hes hands and feet

I wasn't in Thailand when it happened, all I know that he had trouble breathing, never found out the course of it

thanks for the replies

[wayned]

Many machines only use the chest electrodes not the ones on the arms and legs. It's a basic check of the heart functions and is usually part of a yearly checkup and a requirement before surgery.

[seajae]

wrist and ankle clamps had me going but I knew the chest ones, had them a few times over the years albeit different models(the hair pulling ones), for a 14 y/o it isnt good but glad he was ok.

[wayned]

Actually some EKG use up to 15 leads to extend the sensitivity. Actually Wikipedia has a very good and understandable explanation of the entire process. If you want more, here's the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrocardiography

[Sheryl]

Yes, it is a 12 lead EKG being done. He would not have had all this on hims for more than the few minutes needed to do the test.

And he is, of course, wearing an oxygen mask. Looks like the type called "non- rebreather" and would be used when the patient is still able to breathe on his own but oxygen levels are low.

[GOWER]

thx for the replies