ECG without bra?

If you need a V5 or V6 tracing, bra must go.

They did EKGs at my school for sports. I asked a female friend of mine at the time about this (she had an interest in boy's physicals so it was fair to pry a little). She said that they took bra off but laid a gown over their breasts after they had the leads attached. But this was an old-style machine with the big suction bulbs, not the adhesive pads, so maybe with the pads they could just leave bras on.

I believe, that to get really true readings, a woman's bra should be off. That does not mean that the breasts need to be fully exposed, at least not after the pad have been attached. Most tech's will cover the woman's breasts with a gown or other similar covering device.

To get a correct reading, the bra MUST be off.

It doesn't matter if it is underwire or not. The pressure against the skin will affect the electrical conductivity and paths to the electrodes. PERIOD.

If all you want to know is if the patient is alive it doesn't matter.

Every EKG I have ever had done I have been instructed to take my bra off, and I did. I am always given a gown but I am not sure I think it's all that necessary, lol. They end up opening it completely up to place and remove the electrodes anyway. But I guess some women are funny about their girls being uncovered. I personally don't really care either way. Boobs are boobs and whether you are a man or a woman, we all have them.

Mashie

I have cut many off in resus it was my job Theother pros do what they need to do. It's the job and she could die! I have also find id, get the cothes off and let the assessment done.

Wow,its like I heard the code blue in my head.

In the only ECG I have had I was only in panties. Though after lying down on the table I was covered with the blanket from near the navel till a part of my legs.

It was the first time and was a very weird experience.

I asked a female friend once when we were teenagers and we both had them for sports and she said she was told to take off her bra for it.

Bras especially under-wired bras can interfere with electrical conductive and thus interfere with the recording of an ECG and so produce a lot of interference even with the filter on In addition the incorrect placement of the chest or precordial leads leads can affect the recording and interpretation of the ECG ( even with the filter on) resulting in undue lost of time in time critical situations.

Having perform thousands of these on women , I always cover their chest in order to help preserve their modesty, in addition if I feel they are more modestly inclined , I ask them to move their breast out of the way for placement of the chest leads .

My cardiologist is a female (l refuse to ever again see a male because of a perverse experience) and l have been topless during EKG's she has performed. Today l underwent a treadmill stress test. I wore tights and a sports bra. My husband witnessed the test and said my 34DD's looked sexy while l was running on the treadmill.

I've had at least 30, since I have electrical problems and heart defects, and the bra is always off, I don't really mind since I hate bras anyway! And bras after open heart, pretty much torture.

...and the bra is always off, I don't really mind since I hate bras anyway! And bras after open heart, pretty much torture.

What size breasts are we not too keen on supporting?

I posted a couple years ago that I'd never had one with bra on. That has changed. I had one in the spring as part of a pre-op assessment at a hospital and it was with bra on.

I hate bras because I was blessed with 38 DDD and after open heart in 2009 anything around your upper torso is very painful, plus the idiot nurse that dropped me on the floor 4 hours after surgery didn't help my sternum heal so yeah pretty much torture. Open heart just sucks! Avoid it at all costs, and seek another option, there is alot of good heart docs out there, I'm just glad I finally found some.

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When I had an ECG done, the nurse had me keep my bra on. She even told me that underwire bras can sometimes cause interference, and she still didn't tell me to take it off.

I think that seeing a woman running and sweating on a treadmill with all the electrodes attached is super erotic!

My wife had an ECG and was topless throughout.

Always been bra off for me.

Never had an ECG in a medical setting, but I imagine it would have to be bra off. I al large breasted, and they're slightly pendulous, so good luck finding the right spots with a bra on!

@LargeHeartedGirl it's not a matter of having a bra on. It's if it is underwire as the wire interferes with the electrical signals which the ECG records, even with the built in filters it's still difficult to eradicate this interference.

I have performed numerous ECG's on women with pendulous breast with bras ( non-wired) on , it's not difficult to find the correct spots to place the electrodes.

RN

If ever I'm given an ECG, the bra's coming off - I won't wait to be asked ? (in fact, I might not wear one in the first place, then they've no choice but to stick the electrodes to my bare little chest... ??)

Oh yes, ListenToMyBeats, I'd love to go to the doctor's with no bra on!

I've had ECGs with bra on and off. The last one was about 5 years ago and was bra off, however. I don't have particularly large breasts so there was no issue with electrode placement.

I think I’m going to have my first soon because my meds are likely to be put up, and I was told before that if that happened I’d need to have one.

I’m extremely nervous but also excited about it. As a trans guy letting someone see me in a bra is embarrassing - I’d much rather take everything off and just be bare chested. I hope I get the choice. I also hope they don’t shave patches on my chest to put the sticky bits on!

Will let you know what happens if I have one.

I take off my bra. I think bra should be taken off because the electrodes attach to body just under the breasts and bra might be rubed to them, make noise and the. ECG result will be wrong.

I've only ever had it once and I left my bra on.

As an health care professional, I always have the patient is topless as I find I get better results, and yes I practice what I preach and when I have my E.C.G. done at work which I have done on a regular basis, I am topless even when I know the person that is doing the exam.

As an health care professional, I always have the patient is topless as I find I get better results, and yes I practice what I preach and when I have my E.C.G. done at work which I have done on a regular basis, I am topless even when I know the person that is doing the exam.

A few years ago my wife was in the ER and they had her strip to the waist to do an ECG on her. She knew the "boy" who came in later to apply the stickers, he was a frequent customer where she worked. When you're over 70 anyone in their early 20s is a kid. They greeted each other like old friends so I figured this should be good. He had to lift her breasts to apply some of them. Later she told me it felt a little strange having "the kid" lift her breasts but not really embarrassing.

This probably depends on the size of the breast. Probably girls with small breasts may not take off their bra

Bra off...wore a sports bra while undergoing a treadmill stress test.