12 Lead ECGs

[Thunderchild145]

Eh. I don't keep track of what we have and havn't covered. I'm pretty sure we've covered it all.

[stretcher monkey]

As a UK paramedic I routinely record and interpret 12-lead ECG's, with a view to administering thrombolytic therapy. The best practical text book I have found is "12-Lead ECG in Acute Myocardial Infarction" by T.Phalen. Plenty of practice ECG'S.

[OVeractiveBrain]

TheOtherPhil hit it right on the head [bONK]

Dale Dubin's Book is simple, with excellent pictographic memory aids. I suggest starting there. ITs strict wrote memorization with little explanation. You will be able to say "look at that, that is X." Nuances and pathophysiology is lost in Dubin's book, but is the material is covered well beyond the need-be of a paramedic.

Garcia's book, and accompanying website, is excellent. There, the nuances (such as all criteria for differentiating RBBB or what subtle changes in P-wave morphology means) and detail are exquisite.

Rapid Interpretation of EKGs seems to be favored by paramedic instructors, but I did not like the material itself. I found most of my class lost in the information, and only those who had read Dubin's book or had done 12-leads previously able to comprehend and keep up. Its good for Rate Rhythm Quality of a 3-lead (probably why its chosen for Paramedic CLasses) but its instruction on the 12-lead is subpar.

-OveractiveBrain

[spgmedic]

Contact Bob Page at St Johns EMS in Springfield,MO. 417-820-5454. He is our director of education and has his own 12 lead book published with Brady I believe. He teaches his course accross the country and overseas.