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Continuing Education Center for Health Careers Certification Course EKG Technician This comprehensive 50 hour EKG Technician Certification Program prepares students to function as EKG Technicians and to take the American Society of Phlebotomy Technician (ASPT) – Electrocardiograph (EKG) Technician exam in addition to other National Certification Exams. This course will include important practice and background information on anatomy of the heart and physiology, medical disease processes, medical terminology, medical ethics, legal aspects of patient contact, the Holter monitor, electrocardiography and echocardiography.
Additionally, students will practice with equipment and perform hands-on labs
including introduction to the function and proper use of the EKG machine, the
normal anatomy of the chest wall for proper lead placement, 12-lead placement
and other clinical practices. EKG Technicians also analyze printed readings of
EKG tests, measuring various “cardiac intervals and complexes” and determining
normal vs. abnormal EKG. |
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