What is ekg technician training for?

Answer 1

An EKG tech works with patients who are in need of an electrocardiogram. Technicians attach leads to the patient and conduct the test. They may perform this task in a doctor's office, a clinic, an ER, in surgery, or any other area of a hospital. Typically, they are part of the cardiac unit or the radiology unit of larger hospitals.

Answer 2

They put little sensor things all over your chest which is hooked to a computer / machine thing... It's not bad at all just a little awkward because you don't wear anything on your chest so they can get to it, however you wear this paper vest thing. Hope I helped!

Answer 3

Certified EKG/Electrocardiogram Technician (Clinical) by National Certification Career Association

Duties: The EKG Technician is the person responsible for performing diagnostic tests to access the heart rhythm and rate in patients. EKG's are also performed before and after operations, during physicals, examinations of patients over 40, for patients with a history of Heart disease, when patients are experiencing chest pains and when the Doctor deems it necessary. The well trained EKG technician is an integral part of the management of patients with heart disease. The EKG Technician may also clean equipment, maintain and process data reports.

• Attaches, connects, and operates electrodes from specified body areas to leads from electrocardiograph machine.
• Reviews patient's record and instructs patients prior to procedures. Monitors patient during procedures and reports any abnormal findings.
• Identifies and corrects for artifacts. Edits and forwards results to attending physician for analysis and interpretation.
• Maintains EKG equipment and supplies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Answer 4

Electrocardiogram technicians and operators have the duties and responsibilities for executing the diagnostic tests on patients. Specifically ECG technicians will have the patient lay down and apply the sensors to their chest (and prepare the patients skin as need through light sectional shaves). The ECG technician than will print off the cardiographic read outs for reading by the physicians.

Answer 5

EKG is short for Electrocardiogram technician. EKG technician have a really important job. They work in health clinics or even in hospitals. EKG use a machine to monitor a person's heart rate. EKG are important because they help give a diagnose of heart disease in many patients.

Answer 6

EKG training enables one to become an EKG technician. An EKG technician operates echocardiagrams, machines that monitor the activity of a patient's heart. EKG training usually involves classes that can be taken from a community college, and often a certificate.

Answer 7

An EKG technician is a cardiovascular technologist. A license for an EKG technician means you can use various machines and ultrasounds to scan a patients heart for any problems.