Event Monitoring

​How to transfer a cardio call:

• Place the Event Monitor on the left side of the chest, above the heart directly, so the four metal bases contact the skin firmly.

• Press and hold the green recording button until you hear three beeps, then a whistle.

• Release the button and keep still until the whistle stops. Avoid movement or talking during recording to lessen the artifact.

• For any questions, please call (2520088-Ext. 17184-18581).

How to send recording:

• Dial this number (2521820).

• You will hear recordings.

• Wait until the answering machine is finished with the instructions. Then give your name and the number of the recorder clearly and the symptoms such as; chest pain, palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, etc.

• Hold the mouthpiece of the telephone against the cardio call speaker.

• Press the yellow button until you hear some beeps followed by a whistle.

• Wait until the whistle stops and your recording is being transmitted.

Note:

• You can record new events again and again by following the mentioned above steps.

How to get an Event Monitor:

• You will be called for your appointment when an event recorder is available.

• When you come for event recorder hook-up, please bring the following:

1. For Saudis, bring an ID or an equivalent.

2. For Non- Saudis, bring an Iqama or a passport.

3. You have to pay 1000 SR as a deposit for the event recorder, which will be refunded upon returning the recorder to the laboratory.

4. As for the Business Center patients, they have to pay 2000 SR. One thousand Saudi Riyals for the procedure, and the other is a refundable device deposit.​