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Basic EKG Course

What will I learn?

Learn the important things about EKG with our Basic EKG Training. This training is for health workers who want to improve their skills. You will learn how to talk to patients well, put the EKG stickers (electrodes) in the right places, and reduce things that can make the reading wrong, so you can get correct results. We will look at how to read EKG results, find heartbeat problems (arrhythmias), understand the lines on the EKG (waveforms), and notice changes in the ST part of the EKG. You will become good at using the EKG machine and writing good reports for heart doctors. Make yourself better with this good and useful training.

Apoia's Unique Features

Online course accessible for life
Certificate compliant with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
Online support always available
Select and arrange the chapters you wish to study
Set your own course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, without needing internet access

Develop skills

Strengthen the development of the practical skills listed below

Learn how to talk to patients well: Be able to talk to patients and answer their questions properly.

Do EKGs correctly: Make sure the readings are right by reducing things that can cause problems.

Read EKGs properly: Know how to find heartbeat problems and understand the lines on the EKG.

Put the EKG stickers (electrodes) in the right places: Make sure they touch the skin well and know how to fix problems.

Write good reports: Summarize what you find and write it in a way that heart doctors can understand.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course, focused on personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.