For the techies

I came across this very simple explanation for anaesthetists[anaesthesiologists] about pacemakers. It is a bit long [22 pages of pdf doc] but an easy read with dry humour and diagrams. It explains why things like electrocautery is a problem in surgery and the different settings on the pacemaker. It explained to me some of the different readings on an ECG printout too.

www.cardiacengineering.com/pacemakers-wallace.pdf

Only for those who find this sort of thing fun though I'd suggest.

Hope the site opens OK. But if not I can always PM you with and attach the pdf -[I think]

2 Comments

Great Minds...

by donr - 2012-12-20 07:12:20

...Wallow in the same crappy swamp!

Robert - go about 1/3 way down the forum to post about turning off PM's for surgical procedures. See my comment about "Sand in the Gears." I paraphrased a bit of the Wallace PDF file & also gave the URL for it.

Pretty neat paper, isn't it. I've read it three times now & came away w/ more info each time. That subject has come up about three times since last summer, & will probably come up a few more times next year.

Don't think I'd like an "R-on-T" event.

Don

Great

by IAN MC - 2012-12-20 10:12:14

Thanks Robert The clearest article of it's kind that I've read . Like Don i will re-read it and re-read it.

Cheers

Ian

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