About Synchronized Cardioversion

Synchronized Cardioversion

What is "synchronized" cardioversion?

Cardioversion is when you take a abnormally fast heart rate, which in medical terms is known as cardiac arrhythmia, and you bring it down to a more normal heart rate using either electricity or prescribed drugs.

Syncrhronized cardioversion, also known as, synchronized electric cardioversion, is the process of slowing the heart rate down by giving a carefully administered dose of electrical current at the right moment during a cardiac cycle to the heart. This process is performed by placing two electrode pads either on the chest or placing one on the chest and the other on the back of the patient. Each pad has a metallic plate that is covered in a saline based conductive gel and is connected through cables to a ECG display/ defibrillator machine that sends out the calibrated electrical current sufficient enough to slow the heart down. By way of the pads, a synchronizing function lets the cardioverter to send a reversion shock of a callibrated amount of electrical current over a certain amount of milliseconds, that's all it takes, at the precise moment causing what is known as R waves through the heart, thus slowing the heart down. The patient is usually unconscious during the procedure or heavily sedated.

If this sounds like the kind of work you would like to do their are many ECG/EKG classes you can take before enrolling in a clinical program for training. you must must first complete their healthcare prerequisites if you want to become a EKG tech. There are a lot of different options for laying out a career as certified EKG technician. A lot of the clinics only require people to have a high school diploma and to displayed interest in the health sciences. If you did get picked for employment straight out of high school, you could get on-the-job training from a cardiologist to prepare you as an EKG technician. A lot of people enroll in an academic program so they can get their basic ECG/EKG training and up their chance of joining a good health care team.

There are also certificate, associate's and bachelor's programs available online or at community colleges lasting from one to four years. They teach students to use equipment, use medical terms correctly, and understand patient safety and how important it is. Other specialties of the field are usually included, like invasive cardiovascular and noninvasive cardiovascular in the program. Most of the associate's and bachelor's programs would probably require that you take classes in the general academics as well.

It is possible to have you ECG/EKG certification in as little as two years, and be on your way to saving lives and making people happier and more comfortable. Best of luck.

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