1. Jeremy Frasca Firefighter / Paramedic Escondido fire Department
Basic EKG
Jeremy Frasca
Firefighter / Paramedic Escondido fire Department

2. Your pump

3. QUIZ: Trace a drop of blood Label

4. Your heart

5. Why ECG? Get a picture as to what the heart may be doing
Another diagnostic tool
Reasons that warrant an ECG
Chest pain
Chest discomfort or abnormal felling in chest
Easily and abnormally short of breath
Dizziness, light headedness
Syncope (pass out), post syncope
“Just not feeling right”
Etc.

6. Tools:

7. Application

8. EKG strip

9. Limb Leads

10. PQRST

11. PQRST explained (better than I can do)

12. Get A Rhythm….

13. SVT

14. A Fib

15. V Tach

16. Asystole

17. 12 lead placement

18. Normal Sinus Rhythm (its all good)

19. STEMI (ST elevation myocardial infarction)

20. Infarction

21. Case Study
discomfort/

22. Questions?