This comprehensive 50 hour EKG Technician Certification Program prepares students to function as EKG Technicians and to take the ASPT - Electrocardiograph Technician Examination.
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
- laboratory assisting
- electrocardiography
- 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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