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

• Published in: Journal 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
• Language: English
• Published: New York Elsevier Inc 12.03.2013; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Boards of directors; Cardiology; Cardiovascular; Fault tolerance; Internal Medicine

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.