Calculating Heart Rate on an ECG | EKG | OSCE Guide | UKMLA | CPSA

The video briefly summarises two methods of calculating heart rate on an ECG for both regular and irregular rhythms.

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[MustafaCanatan]

0:58 The correct bpm is 42.8, not a huge deal but thought I would mention.

[hassanalderby]

Just a correction
In irregular rate we use role of 6sec, we count 30 large squares and then count the number of QRS then multiplying with 10 :)

[chazz]

Any method that doesn't take into account the speed the paper was moving at (50 or 25mm) is fundamentally flawed.