Imagination at work – GE Healthcare Marquette 12SL ECG User Manual
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imagination at work
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General Electric Company reserves the right to make 
changes in specifications and features shown herein, 
or discontinue the product described at any time 
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Computerized analysis is not a substitute for 
physician interpretation. The ECG, therefore, 
must always be reviewed in light of the surrounding 
clinical circumstances.
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electrical equipment. Particular requirements for 
safety, including essential performance, of recording 
and analyzing single channel and multichannel 
electrocardiographs, I.E.C. (IEC), Editor. 2003, 
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Serial comparison is available only in conjunction
with the MUSE ECG management system
††
Framingham and Fridericia not available in all GE 
Healthcare ECG devices. Contact your GE Healthcare 
Representative for more details.
†††
The 12SL ACS algorithm is not available in all GE 
Healthcare ECG devices. Contact your GE Healthcare 
Representative for more details.
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