Beginner's Tutorial Learning Outcomes

 

• Be able to describe the anatomy of the electrical conducting system of the heart

• Be able to correctly set up the limb leads and chest leads when performing an ECG

• Identify the P-wave, QRS complex, T-wave and U-wave in a normal ECG

• Understand what the PR interval, QT interval and ST segment correspond to and state their normal length of time

• Be able to measure heart rate from the ECG

• Be able to recognise normal sinus rhythm, sinus tachycardia and sinus bradycardia

• Understand the ARI BAR method of ECG interpretation