Basic 12 Lead EKG Course (9 AM to 3 PM) $275 - Student workbook included.

This Basic 12 Lead EKG Course is a wonderful Prehospital course for paramedics, Telemetry Techs, Registered Nurses who work in the ER or Critical Care Units. It is also a great Pre-ACLS course as it covers the basic cardiac rhythms.

This is a great course for those who are new to EKGs or just need a refresher.

In this course you will learn:

• Medical terminology related to electrocardiography
• Anatomy and circulation of the heart and blood vessels
• Electrical conduction system of the heart
• EKG strip analysis (P, Q, R, S,T waveform interpretation)
• Normal sinus rhythm, sinus bradycardia, sinus tachycardia, heart blocks, junctional rhythms, ectopics, bundle branch blocks
• Basic EKG interpretation, sinus rhythm, and ventricular rhythms, asystole; example rhythm
• Recognizing artifacts, troubleshooting, tracing problems
• Practice EKG strips,EKG rhythms
• Preparing a patient for EKG
• 12 lead placement, interpretation and troubleshooting
• EKG equipment
• Cardiac cycle
• Normal and abnormal EKGs
• Performing EKGs
• Lead placement
• General Knowledge of anatomy and physiology
• Patient interaction communication
• Anatomy and circulation of the heart and blood vessels
• Electrical conduction system of the heart
• Lead placement for 3, 4 and 5 lead monitoring systems

This course builds upon the knowledge of the student’s ability to understand and recognize variations in the electrical conduction of the heart as evidenced by changes on the 12 lead EKG. The course will encompass the recognition and treatment modalities of sinus, atrial, junctional and ventricular rhythms as well as heart block.
Recognition and treatment of electrical conduction problems related to ischemia, injury and
drug/electrolyte imbalances will also be discussed.