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Epicardial Pacing
Transcutaneous Pacing
Transvenous Pacing
Internal Pacing
Seeing a pacing spike on the cardiac monitor
Assessing the degree of patient discomfort
Feeling the patient's pulse
Observing the digital readout of the patient's heart rate
Patient insists on having a pacemaker whether or not it is needed.
Pacemaker discharges electrical impulses when the patient's rate drops below a set rate.
Pacemaker discharges electrical impulses at a set rate regardless of the patient's rhythm.
Battery will be drained more quickly
Never defibrillate a patient with a pacemaker.
Place one defibrillation paddle directly over the pacemaker generator
Place defibrillation paddles 4 fingers breadth away from the pacemaker generator.
Use pediatric size paddles.
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