Mannal Extraction of a Permanent Pacemaker: An Attempted Suicide
- 1 March 1980
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
- Vol. 3 (2) , 229-231
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8159.1980.tb04334.x
Abstract
An unusual case of a patient-related pacemaker malfunction is presented. In a suicide attempt the patient manually extracted a subcutaneously implanted permanent pacemaker. This shocking example of pacemaker manipulation by a patient raises the question of the need for more routine of protected sites for pacemaker implantation.Keywords
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