The 12 lead ECG

The grid on this page shows the small and large squares that an ECG is commonly recorded on.
Note that a small square is 1mm by 1mm and a large square is 5mm by 5mm.


It is recommended that you proceed in the following order...

Basic ECG guide
Guide to more rhythms
Guide to axis
A set of ECG quizzes with answers (for the really keen)
Heart block made easy (You tube)
Bundle Branch Block made easy (You tube)

Here is a normal 12 lead ECG with THREE additional rhythm strips at the bottom.

Normal 12-lead ECG