RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
EKG INTERPRETATION
SPRING 2016 COURSE INFORMATION
BASIC EKG INTERPRETATION (HPR 190)
This course is designed to assist healthcare providers in the identification of basic cardiac
arrhythmias, especially those that are life threatening. Specifically the course will cover lead
placement and obtaining a tracing, electrophysiology of the heart, waveforms on the EKG, and
rhythm interpretation. It is the recommended course for healthcare providers who are seeing
patients with cardiac monitoring in place in either the hospital or pre-hospital setting. This
includes EMTs who work on an ambulance, in an ER, or as a telemetry technician in a hospital.
It is a required prerequisite for Paramedic school and essential to anyone who will be learning
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
COURSE OFFERINGS:
HPR 190 001
W
1:00 – 5:00 pm
1/20/2016 – 3/9/2016
HPR 190 002
T
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
3/15/2016 – 5/10/2016
Course costs are based upon 2 credits plus fees. Currently the cost is approximately $289.71 for Colorado
residents. There is one required textbook, available in the Red Rocks Community college bookstore.
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK:
ECG Workout 6th Edition, Huff, 2012, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins
APPLICATION PROCESS:
All of the EKG courses are open enrollment, no permissions are required. Students may enroll
online or in person at the college. For more information or if you have any questions please
contact the program director, Robert Vroman at robert.vroman@rrcc.edu