@article{ref1,
title="Blunt trauma-induced pacemaker failure",
journal="Annals of emergency medicine",
year="1991",
author="Brown, K. R. and Carter, W. Jr and Lombardi, G. E.",
volume="20",
number="8",
pages="905-907",
abstract="A 54-year-old man with an artificial pacemaker sustained blunt trauma to his chest when he was struck with a baseball bat. Within 15 minutes after the injury, the patient experienced cardiovascular collapse. His pacemaker failed, and he required insertion of a temporary transvenous pacemaker. At surgery, the defect was traced to failure of the pulse generator, a rare cause of pacemaker failure. Emergency department evaluation should include prompt and continuous ECG monitoring, an overpenetrated chest radiograph, and telemetry evaluation after discharge.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0196-0644",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}