TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - Blunt trauma-induced pacemaker failure
JO  - Annals of emergency medicine
A1  - Brown, K. R.
A1  - Carter, W. Jr
A1  - Lombardi, G. E.
SP  - 905
EP  - 907
VL  - 20
IS  - 8
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0196-0644
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -