Electrocardiogram Technician
Georgia Allied Health Institute – Excellence in Education Since 2003 GAHI
Electrocardiogram Technician Program
The student will be trained in an established standard of care among EKG technicians to record 3-lead, 5 lead and 12 lead reports on a patient. Emphasis will be placed on infection prevention, proper patient identification, proper labeling of reports, and quality assurance.
Students will be taught to calculate a patient’s heart rate from the EKG tracing, identify artifacts from the tracing and remove artifacts from the tracing. Upon completion of the course, the student will be awarded a certificate of completion and will be eligible to sit for the national certification exam.
Program Objectives:
The EKG Technician Program is designed to provide students with:
- The technical skills needed to competently and safely provide patient care and record heart rhythms and use electrocardiograms
- The interpersonal skills needed to interact with others.
- An introduction to health care professions with emphasis on clinical testing.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the health care delivery system and medical terminology.
- Demonstrate proper lead placement and safety.
- Demonstrate identity of EKG waves and direction of deflection.
- Demonstrate understanding of the anatomy and physiology of body systems.
- Associate the major areas/departments of the clinical laboratory with the laboratory tests ordered to evaluate a patient’s pathologic condition/illness.
- Determine T and p wave symmetry.
- Measure the heart rate from the EKG tracing.
- Differentiate artifacts from normal EKG tracing waves.
- Describe how to maintain the EKG machine.
- Describe the proper response for life threatening arrhythmias.
To qualify for graduation from this program the students must demonstrate competency in each of the skills and successfully complete the externship. Graduates in this program will be qualified to take the CET National Exam and qualify to find entry-level positions in in testing facilities, including hospitals, and clinics.
Total Clock Hours: 198
Estimated Completion Time: 6 weeks including externship
*Indicates prerequisite exists. Student must complete the prerequisite course prior to entry into this course of have the instructor’s permission to enter the course.”