History of ECG
The inventor of the first electrocardiograph
Willem Einthoven
Places where an ECG monitor is most commonly used
Hospitals and inpatient facilities
are rules of conduct enforced by a controlling authority
What are laws?
the first level of precautions implemented by the CDC to prevent infections
What are standard precautions?
60-100 bpm
pulse
The machine used to record and ECG
What is an electrocardiograph?
those who report abnormalities monitored in real-time
ECG monitor technicians
involve standards of behavior and concepts of right and wrong.
What are ethics?
the second level of protection implemented by the CDC
What are Isolation precautions?
12-20 breaths per minute
Respirations
a Cardiac dysrhythmia
what is an abnormal heartbeat?
type of monitoring which allows information to be transmitted over the telephone
transtelephonic monitoring
Law that protects pt information
What is HIPPA?
the single most important thing you can do to help prevent the spread of infection
What is proper hand hygiene?
pressure measured when the left ventricle of the heart contracts
What is Systolic blood pressure?
#1 cause of death in the U.S since 1918
Cardiovascular Disease
this means the pt. is unresponsive and needs assistance immediately
what you are supposed to do if a pt refuses an ECG
troubleshoot
droplet,airborne, and contact precautions
What are types of isolation precautions?
The pressure measured when the heart relaxes is known as
diastolic blood pressure
used to analyze the heart rhythm and produce a shock if necessary
AED
The provision of ventilation and chest compressions to someone who shows no signs of breathing or having a heartbeat is
what is CPR?
the steps of the problem-solving process in troubleshooting
identify the problem, identify possible solutions, select the best solution, implement the selected solution, and evaluate the results
after performing an ECG on a patient in isolation or with a contagious diease, what do you do to prevent the spread of infection?
clean equipment, cleanup, and wash hands
Temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, and pain assesment
What are vital signs?