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. 2000 Jun;83(6):715–720. doi: 10.1136/heart.83.6.715

Temporary cardiac pacing

M Gammage 1
PMCID: PMC1760886  PMID: 10814641

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A modern monitor/external pacemaker/defibrillator.

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Typical anteroposterior positioning of transcutaneous pacing electrodes.

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The anterolateral position for transcutaneous pacing electrodes.

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