Electrocardiograph Technician

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Duties and responsibilities: Technicians use special equipment and medical techniques to record the electrical impulses transmitted by a patient's heart. An electrocardiogram technician performs an ECG by attaching electrodes to a patient and then pulling switches on an ECG machine to trace electrical impulses transmitted by the heart. A doctor then inspects these readings to analyze the patient's heart condition.

ECG technicians also might perform stress tests. This involves hooking up a patient to an ECG monitor for a baseline reading and then monitoring the patient's heart while he or she exercises.

Salary: $ 30,104 ECG technicians.

Education: Certificate or associate’s degree in cardiovascular technology. Professional certifications are preferred; a few states required licensing, for which certification is often necessary.    

                  

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not? Si a mí se me gustaría trabajar o estudiar electrodiograph technician ya que pienso que es una carrera donde puedes ver más a profundo tu cuerpo.