TRAINING MAKES PERFECT: CAN COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS BE TRAINED TO PERFORM ACCURATE SCREENING ECGS?

ECGs can be performed by properly trained and supervised community volunteers with an acceptable technical error rate allowing large scale ECG screening to be performed efficiently and at low cost.

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Published inJournal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 61; no. 10; p. E1608
Main Authors Marek, Sarah A, Marek, Kathleen A, Sinno, M. Ziad, Davis, Johneen, Zimmerman, Frank, Marek, Joseph
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Elsevier Inc 12.03.2013
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Boards of directors
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Fault tolerance
Internal Medicine
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Summary:ECGs can be performed by properly trained and supervised community volunteers with an acceptable technical error rate allowing large scale ECG screening to be performed efficiently and at low cost.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(13)61608-3