Are our medical graduates in New Zealand safe and accurate in ECG interpretation?

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Are our medical graduates in New Zealand safe and accurate in ECG interpretation?

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Aim We aimed to assess the skills of final year medical students and resident medical officers in recognising and interpreting important common or life-threatening abnormalities in the electrocardiogram (ECG). Methods 102 participants at two study sites (52 of whom were final year medical students) attempted to determine the heart rate and rhythm and identify and interpret any abnormalities present in 15 ECGs in a 30-minute time period. Results Accurate determination of heart rate was poor, r...

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2009

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Lever, Nigel / Larsen, PD / Dawes, Matthew / Wong, A / Harding, SA

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http://hdl.handle.net/2292/15302

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