SkillStat's library is a selection of chapters from two critical care texts - The Six Second ECG and Managing Cardiac Emergencies. Introductions and the first four chapters of each text are freely available though the links below.

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The Six Second ECG

The Six Second ECG: A Practical Guidebook to ECG Interpretation is a 270 page reference text and workbook for the ECG novice. Based on proven teaching strategies from an ECG workshop of the same name, the Six Second ECG is praised for its clarity, its simple effective 4 step method and in its ability to make sense of ECG's.

Managing Cardiac Emergencies

A Practical Guide to Manage Cardiac Emergencies (MCE) is a practical handbook for health professionals who respond to cardiac emergencies. The MCE handbook's unique "makes sense" approach uses a practical physiological framework to recognize and effectively deal with cardiac emergencies.