Cloud-based Graphical Simulation Tool of ECG for Educational Purpose

Abstract

One of the most significant techniques for determining the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases involves the use of the Electrocardiogram (ECG). However, education on ECG has often been provided in a manner that can be described to be old-fashioned. The old-fashioned style involves the use of didactic teaching techniques as well as the incorpofiguration of ECG model strips available in the literature or textbooks. Nevertheless, the current explosion in the utilization of the Internet has made multimedia educational websites as well as knowledge sharing platforms popular. This paper proposes a novel cloud-based simulation tool that can help healthcare students to learn and interpret ECG signals as well as cases. This simulation tool works by constructing an interactive 2D simulator of ECG signals. Even though it is regarded to be a mere simulation tool, it has the capacity to provide teachers and students in the healthcare industry with the experiences derived from the real ECG signals. From this study, it is evident that the simulation tool enhances the educational process of ECG signals. The results and discussions in this study aim at complementing the traditional tools used in the learning process and deploying the new simulation tool in various educational organizations such as e-learning sites, medical colleges, and healthcare institutes.