Lead Placement Diagrams

LOCATION OF CHEST ELECTRODES IN 4TH AND 5TH

INTERCOSTAL SPACES:

Behold: Einthoven's Triangle! Each of the 6 frontal plane

leads has a negative and positive orientation (as indicated
by the '+' and '-' signs). It is important to recognize that
Lead I (and to a lesser extent Leads aVR and aVL) are right
⇔ left in orientation. Also, Lead aVF (and to a lesser extent
Leads II and III) are superior ⇔inferior in orientation. The
diagram below further illustrates the frontal plane hookup.

V1: right 4th intercostal space

V2: left 4th intercostal space
V3: halfway between V2 and V4
V4: left 5th intercostal space, mid-clavicular line
V5: horizontal to V4, anterior axillary line
V6: horizontal to V5, mid-axillary line