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Hey, I'm an EMT-B going through medic school and would like some additional help with 12 Lead ECG's. Know of any good resources out there? (Online or books) Any and all help is appreciated! Thanks!
 
Dale Dubins "Rapid Interpretation of EKGs"
And any of the EKG strip books with hundreds/thousands of strips to interpret.
 
Like Linuss said, Dale Dubins "Rapid Interpreatation of EKG's" is a super helpful book. I used "12-lead ECG for Acute and Critical Care Providers" by Bob Page, it's a great book that really helped me out.
 
Dale Dubin's book is hands down the best!
 
fast65 said:
Like Linuss said, Dale Dubins "Rapid Interpreatation of EKG's" is a super helpful book. I used "12-lead ECG for Acute and Critical Care Providers" by Bob Page, it's a great book that really helped me out.
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I have both of these. They are both very good books.
 
As far as physical books go what the other guys have said is your best option. If you need a visual resource www.ecgteacher.com is good and the entire series is free on youtube
 
I have Dubin's, Page's as well as Tim Phalen's 12-lead in Acute Coronary Syndrome, they all have been very helpful. Phalen's was required for class the other two were extra.
 
Instead of Googling it, here's a link for you. ems12lead.com
 
A question not really covered is "when should I do a 12-lead?"

My answer- if they're over 40, have a complaint that is anything aside from isolated soft-tissue or skeletal injury, or any sort of medical history, I 12-lead. Sometimes I catch things.
 
andydrumm05 said:
Hey, I'm an EMT-B going through medic school and would like some additional help with 12 Lead ECG's. Know of any good resources out there? (Online or books) Any and all help is appreciated! Thanks!
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Skip Dubin and Page, unless you just want to know the "tricks". There is little in the way of "meat" in their texts...

The book you're looking for to understand 12-Lead ECG's is Thomas Garcia and Neil Holtz's 12-Lead ECG: The Art of Interpretation. It walks you through from a beginner through till you become an advanced ECG reader. I can't seem to stop referencing this book!

Dr. Garcia also has a book for arrhythmias under a similar title.

Tim Phalen's book on the 12-Lead ECG in AMI is wonderful and even though it was published in the late 90's it still holds its own.

As for online references:
  • Alan E. Lindsay's ECG Learning Center: step-by-step through the 12-lead ECG!
  • Life in the Fast Lane's ECG Library: they're Australian, but apparently ECG's work the same down there. Very good stuff.
  • Dr. Ken Grauer has a nice ECG Interpretation blog to accompany his quick reference book (which would be a better choice than Dubin's).
  • EMS 12-Lead Blog for case studies (Disclaimer, I'm an associate editor)
  • Dawn Altman has a great ECG site as well.
  • Harvard's WaveMaven: Lots of practice ECG's. Anything 3-stars or below are a Must Know for Paramedics.
  • Dr. Smith's ECG Blog: Once you get comfortable reading 12-Lead ECG's, this is the website to follow.
  • ERCAST has lots of videos from Dr. Amal Mattu on various ECG cases, well worth viewing.
  • HQ MedEd also has a number of videos with ECG cases from Dr. Smith et al, well worth viewing.

After your feet get underneath you, look into getting a book with lots of ECG's for interpretation. Something like Amal Mattu's ECG's for the Emergency Physician (Volumes 1 and 2) or Marriott's Challenging ECG's. These will give you lots of practice, and will show you that Paramedics are fantastic at reading ECG's!
 
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