A recent study has found prehospital transcutaneous cardiac pacing (TCP) in patients with bradycardia to be associated with a high mortality rate of 63.4%, and TCP failure associated with increased ...
Cardiac pacing is the delivery of a small electrical current to the heart to stimulate myocardial contraction. External (transcutaneous or percussion) pacing can be established quickly and easily ...
This is the second in a two-part unit on managing bradycardia. Part 1 discussed the physiology of the condition and examined its main causes. This second part outlines adverse signs, drug treatment ...