TY - JOUR
T1 - Shock therapy. How donut magnets can suspend inappropriate ICD shocks.
AU - Frascone, R.
AU - Salzman, Josh
AU - Griffith, Kent
AU - Dunbar, David
PY - 2008/7
Y1 - 2008/7
N2 - EMS crews encounter implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) daily, but these encounters rarely involve ICDs firing repeatedly on an awake, alert and understandably frightened individual. But that's exactly what happened when an EMS crew from Cottage Grove, Minn., responded to a man with a known heart condition who reported that his implantable defibrillator was firing inappropriately.
AB - EMS crews encounter implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) daily, but these encounters rarely involve ICDs firing repeatedly on an awake, alert and understandably frightened individual. But that's exactly what happened when an EMS crew from Cottage Grove, Minn., responded to a man with a known heart condition who reported that his implantable defibrillator was firing inappropriately.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0197-2510(08)70257-2
DO - 10.1016/S0197-2510(08)70257-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 18602595
AN - SCOPUS:52149097600
SN - 0197-2510
VL - 33
SP - 104
EP - 107
JO - JEMS : a journal of emergency medical services
JF - JEMS : a journal of emergency medical services
IS - 7
ER -