ArticleJournal of multidisciplinary healthcare2020
Electrocardiogram Interpretation Competency Among Paramedic Students.
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- Design and evaluation of a gamified mobile application for teaching cardiac rhythm interpretation to nursing students: a quasi-experimental pre-post study.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Electrocardiogram Interpretation Competency of Primary Health Care Physicians: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Comparison of simulation software and contrastive training on ECG interpretation competence in newly graduated nurses.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- IMPROVING ECG LEARNING AND COMPETENCE AMONG MEDICAL AND POSTGRADUATE TRAINEES: SCOPING REVIEW OF AVAILABLE EVIDENCE.Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine · 2024Article
- Medical Students' Competency and Confidence in Interpreting Electrocardiograms at King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa.Cureus · 2023Article
- Electrocardiogram Interpretation Competency of Medical Interns in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2023Article
- Electrocardiographic interpretation by emergency medical services professionals in Saudi Arabia: A cross sectional study.PloS one · 2023Article
- Assessment of electrocardiogram interpretation competency among healthcare professionals and students of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences: a multidisciplinary study.BMC medical education · 2022Article
- Electrocardiogram interpretation competency among emergency nurses and emergency medical service (EMS) personnel: A cross-sectional and comparative descriptive study.Nursing open · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundElectrocardiography is an essential emergency tool used in the pre-hospital setting. However, no studies have yet assessed electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation among emergency medical services (EMS) students in Saudi Arabia. This study aimed to determine the ECG interpretation competency of paramedic students. METHODOLOGY: Cross-sectional, single-center study, a pre-validated, self-administered, two-part questionnaire first created by Coll-Badell et al was used to assess the ECG interpretation competency of paramedic students at Prince Sultan College for Emergency Medical Services (PSCEMS) in King Saud University. Participant data were collected and analyzed to identify factors associated with improved competency.
resultsAll students of PSCEMS were included, and 137 of 248 paramedic students completed the questionnaire (55% response rate); 88 students (64.2%) scored >7.5 points, indicating competency in (ECG) interpretation. Factors such as grade point average (GPA) (>3.5) and enrollment in cardiology and advanced cardiac life support courses were found to be significantly associated with competency (p<0.001).
conclusionThe majority of paramedic students were found to be competent in ECG interpretation. GPA and enrollment in cardiology and advanced cardiac life support courses were significantly associated with improved competency.
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