The fourth-year students (the ninth batch) of the faculty of Medicine received their training this morning at the Clinical Skills Lab of the university, which focused on how to install an Electrocardiography device, or ECG, which the doctor may use in conducting an electrocardiogram test to help him know The reason behind some symptoms such as palpitations or chest pain, and sometimes this examination is made as part of the routine examinations, before an operation, for example.
No pain or damage is caused by the EKG test.
The exercises also included how to measure vital signs Assessment, such as learning how to measure pressure with a pressure device, knowing and learning normal, high and low-pressure measurements, in addition to how to measure temperature by means of a thermometer, how to measure heartbeat and know normal and high rates, and how to Calculate the respiratory rate.
In today\’s training, as in all exercises, it has been taken into account to apply precautionary measures to combat the Corona pandemic (Covid-19), by distributing students to several training sessions, and forcing them to wear a muzzle, to ensure their safety and the safety of workers, and divide them into 4 groups, each group comprising 11 students. Within the center, they are divided into two smaller groups, so that each group receives an hour-long training session, in line with the new policies on physical distancing, as well as in reducing the number of students to avoid crowding into narrow spaces.
