ECG interpretation skills of South African Emergency Medicine residents
Open Access
- 28 October 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Vol. 3 (4), 309-314
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12245-010-0227-3
Abstract
The use and interpretation of electrocardiograms (ECGs) are widely accepted as an essential core skill in Emergency Medicine. It is imperative that emergency physicians are expert in ECG interpretation when they exit their training programme.Keywords
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