Addition:

This Particular International Standard specifies the particular safety requirements for ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHS as defined in 2.102, intended for the production of detachable ELECTROCARDIOGRAMS for diagnostic purposes. It also applies to vector-cardiographs and EQUIPMENT for stress testing.

This Particular Standard covers minimum safety requirements.

Special requirements concerning use in ambulances, phono-cardiographs, cardiographic monitors, polygraphs, telemetering, special tests (for example, His bundle electrocardiographs), etc. are not covered by this Particular Standard.

EQUIPMENT with microelectrodes used directly in the fibres of the heart muscle is also excluded.

"Addition" means that the text of this Particular Standard is additional to the requirements of the General Standard.