A42 ECG essentials for health care support workers

Course summary

In today's healthcare HCAs are expected to provide safe, quick and efficient care to patients with possible cardiac problems. This course will help you correctly record ECGs and introduce you to basic tracing interpretation skills. As a result you will be able to carry out your role with more confidence and improve your competence in dealing with these potentially challenging patients.

Who should attend?

HCAs

Important notes

Course materials, evaluations and certificate of attendance provided.

Cost

Course duration	Course CPD	In-house Course
1 day(s)	7 hour(s)	POA

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Aims / objectives

Use basic anatomy and physiology to understand the principles of ECG recording and readings
Discuss and demonstrate how to properly record a 12 lead ECG
Be able to troubleshoot common ECG problems
Recognise normal and common abnormal tracings

Course programme

Anatomy and physiology basics
The cardiac conduction system
How to record a 12 lead ECG
Essential troubleshooting
The normal ECG
Common abnormal ECG findings
Case studies

Led by

TBA