Chapter 1

Question 0

Who is credited with having performed the first ECG on a human?

Answer 0

Dr. Augustus D. Waller

Question 1

What is the leading cause of death in the United States?

Answer 1

Coronary artery disease (CAD)

Question 2

An ECG technician’s role includes the following:

Answer 2

An individual who records the ECG and prepares the report for the physician. ECG technicians should be able to determine if a tracing is accurate and recognize abnormalities caused by interference during the recording procedure.

Question 3

A 12-lead ECG can be obtained by an electrocardiographer in which healthcare venues?

Answer 3

Acute care settings such as hospitals, ambulatory care settings such as clinics or doctor’s offices and even outside of a healthcare facility.

Question 4

An automatic external defibrillator (AED) is used to treat what conditions?

Answer 4

AEDs are available in public and it private places where large numbers of people gather or kept by people with high risks for heart attacks.

Question 5

What measures would you use to prevent the spread of infection to you and your patients?

Answer 5

Standard precautions and isolation precautions

Question 6

Explain how you would employ the steps of the problem- solving process if a patient refuses to have an ECG.

Answer 6

1. Identify and define the problem.
2. Identify possible solutions.
3. Select the best solution.
4. Implement the selected solution.
5. Evaluate the results.