Tuesday, June 24, 2014

BURN from Defibrillator

A young patient of 28 years had some kind of dysrythmia and was on a pace maker. The earlier pacemakers were not intelligent enough to detect a VF and deliveer  DC shocks. After oseveral syncopal attacks he was admitted to ICU and was waiting for a new pacemaker with defibrillator./ In the CCU he suffered  repeated attacks of VF and arrested several times. While in ICU received DCshock several times.( 18 occasions )
The sisters in ICU gets panic while the patient goes to VF. In the process of application of jelly correct placement of PADS were not meticulously followed . In the process he had several burn injury to the chest wall. The author was witnessed one such event.
The patient finally placed a pacemaker with defibrillator with medication.( Ameodartone).  he was discharged. But he survived the ordeal.







Also published
J of Evolution Med. Dent Sci./ Vol 5 /Issue 83 /Oct.17,2017