Dave - You surely have had your share of acute interesting tracings .... Ditto per Chris re excellent SAVE! Obvious acute STEMI. There is complete RBBB -...
Even with crushing chest pain, I'd say it is Brugada. Then throw in the fact that even if it were not Brugada, as Tom said the QTc is only 403ms. So let's say...
When I took my paramedic training, we did not do 12 leads in the field:) Since then though I have had the honor of teaching in paramedic programs for 12 lead...
Thanks Andrew. I take my State instructor exam on May 24th to teach and I feel a little awkward with EKG readings. We didn't cover EKG much when I took my...
Ken, Thanks for the great papers and excellent analysis. Sorry I didn't see your post before I wrote mine. Steve ... -- Stephen W. Smith, MD Faculty Emergency...
A very difficult question to answer. I was less than happy with the 12-lead class received. I took theUM course that roughly explained STEMI and BBBs and not...
To be honest I think 3-leads need to be begun much earlier in Paramedic programs. Cardiology was taught as 1 module that took 2 months for me. It was one hell...
Thanks Adam. I wasn't really trained in EKG interpretation so I am really trying to learn. I hope to be an instructor next week after I take the State exam. ...
I think that is a neat idea, Christopher. Incorporating throughout instead of all at once is a cool idea. Sincerely,  Kat Everything must fall apart,...
Christopher- years ago Tom and I taught engineers complete EKG interpretation in under two days. It was fast paced but they did really well... but they'd never...
Nick, how did you teach them so fast? What I mean is what did you cover in that short of time? Sincerely,  Kat Everything must fall apart, before it can be...
I learned basic arrhythmia recognition in paramedic school awhile ago. There was not a comprehensive course on ECG interpretation offered for prehospital...
Hi Kat, We taught it all... A&P, electrical signals (they were mostly electrical engineers so that went fast), Twave and electrolyte abnormalities, ST changes,...
I agree and think we might spend too much time dumbing down stuff that doesn't need to be... but I'm a nerd :-) _______________________________ Nick Nudell,...
Kat, Keep in mind a lot of those engineers probably had many hours of physics (including electricity/magnetism), electrical engineering, analog/digital signal...
Back in the days of my paramedic teaching career, I rearranged the schedule to put a very basic overview of the conduction system and then rate and rhythm...
Good point Christopher. One of our students was a physicist with a background in fiber optics... as well as a few patents on stents, so he certainly was ahead...
LOL Â well I am not an engineer.... Â I am a learn as you go type person....They do hold some EKG class up here. Usually it is a 2 day class, but they go so...
I am a book nerd to the max, but I guess it is more putting it all together that gets me. Sincerely,  Kat Everything must fall apart, before it can be put...
HUH?  LOL  I have no clue on any of that...LOL Sincerely,  Kat Everything must fall apart, before it can be put back together. ... From: Christopher A....
That is a great way to work with the student medics. I have rhythm strips coming out of my ears. I have collected them over the years, and of course some are...
I am always accused of teaching too much in depth. Guilty. I received practically no EKG training and 12-leads were unheard of for paramedics in those days. ...
I agree. I begin to incorporate the concepts before they even realize what I'm doing. I am a firm believer in teaching "connections," and by that I mean how...
This is the Table of Contents for my 12-lead ECG class which I prefer to teach in three 8-hour days. Please excuse the formatting. It's a "cut and paste" job...
Tom, very impressive. My residents should take your course. ... -- Stephen W. Smith, MD Faculty Emergency Physician Hennepin County Medical Center Associate...
