Ujuzi (Practical Pearl/Perle Pratique

In a resource limited setting, such as Ghana, it can be fairly expensive to replenish standard, disposable electrodes used for continuous ECG monitoring. As a result, running out of electrodes happens more often than it should. This creates an unsafe monitoring environment for the critically ill in the emergency centre and intensive care unit or during procedural sedation and anaesthesia. We have found that one can effec- tively improvise ECG electrodes using cotton wool swabs.