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True or False: Transcutaneous pacing should be used on a bradycardic individual with insufficient perfusion before any other intervention
Transcutaneous pacing should be used on a bradycardic individual with insufficient perfusion before any other intervention- False
As we First need to Start with Medical Treatment i.e, Atropine rather then Transcutaneous Pacing.
Transcutaneous Pacing (TCP) is a temporary means of pacing a patient’s heart during an emergency and stabilizing the patient until a more permanent means of pacing is achieved.
It is accomplished by delivering pulses of electric current through the patient’s chest, stimulating the heart to contract. The most common indication for TCP is symptomatic bradycardia, most commonly resulting from acute MI, sinus node dysfunction, and complete heart block.
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Indications for TCP include:
Contraindications to TCP include: