Procedurer Transcutaneous pacing takes seconds to start and can keep a patient alive until a transvenous lead is in place — but only if it is…

…is high and pharmacological interventions are frequently futile. It is often necessary to establish a transcutaneous pacemaker, which is the only treatment with class I…

…under monitored conditions, a controlled "dose" of electricity can immediately and safely restore sinus rhythm, obviating slow drug titration and rendering the supraventricular versus ventricular…

…etc .) are warranted. Management of AV blocks aims to restore atrioventricular conduction either pharmacologically or by means of artificial pacemakers. Both methods may be used…

Arrhythmias and arrhythmology Emergency medicine Pharmacology & dosing Definition and Pathophysiology Bradycardia encompasses a spectrum of rhythm disturbances characterized by an inappropriately slow heart rate. Within…

…cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ACLS) should be initiated as early as possible. In out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) ACLS is performed by paramedics, nurses or physicians…