Placing Pacing Pads | D(on’t)RE

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Placing Pacing Pads Spoon Feed

Placing transcutaneous cardiac pacer pads in the anteroposterior position required less energy to successfully capture. 

D(on’t)RE Spoon Feed

Use of the digital rectal exam (DRE) in trauma patients has repeatedly demonstrated poor sensitivity for injuries and has little impact on clinical management, with a high rate of false negative rates in pediatric populations.