Therapy and monitoring electrodes with patient accommodating features

An electrode arrangement, comprising:

• a first electrode and a second electrode, each of the first and second electrodes having a back formed of an electrically nonconductive substrate and a face that includes a conductive surface area adapted for placement on a patient;
• wherein the conductive surface areas of the first and second electrodes are electrically connected to each other;
• wherein if the electrical connection between the conductive surface areas of the first and second electrodes is broken, only one of the first or second electrodes is placed on the patient;
• and
• wherein the second electrode is configured to transfer less electrical energy to the patient than the first electrode when electrical energy is to be delivered to the patient.

An electrode arrangement, comprising:

• an electrically nonconductive substrate having a first region coplanar with a second region, each of the first and second regions having a conductive surface area disposed thereon;
• wherein the conductive surface areas of the first and second regions are electrically connected to one another;
• and
• wherein the first and second regions are separable by a user of the electrode arrangement.

A method of placing electrodes on a patient, comprising:

• (a) providing a plurality of electrode arrangements, each electrode arrangement comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, each of the first and second electrodes having a back formed of an electrically nonconductive substrate and a face that includes a conductive surface area that is adapted for placement on a patient, wherein the conductive surface areas of the first and second electrodes are electrically connected to each other;
• (b) for each electrode arrangement, placing the conductive surface area of the second electrode or the combined first and second electrodes on the patient if the patient is an adult patient;
• and
• (c) for each electrode arrangement, placing the conductive surface area of only the first electrode on the patient if the patient is a pediatric patient.