Population
A patient with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator exposed to an ungrounded external AC current
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Rare protective effect of inappropriate shock warrants awareness but not practice change; case reports leave open systematic study of external current interactions.
An inappropriate ICD shock paradoxically prevented electrocution by dislodging the patient from an external AC current source.
Davis et al. (2006) studied this question.
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