Rescue Crews Being Trained to Recognize Lack of Pulse Due to Pacemakers
November 8, 2012
Patients with L-VAD pacemakers do not have a pulse and that could confuse emergency workers. Now rescue crews are being trained to respond which could be life-saving.
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Health Medical Pharma, Disaster Accident, Medicine, Prosthetics, Implants, Environment, Life, Rescue, Technology, Neuroprosthetics, Cybernetics, Artificial cardiac pacemaker, Science
