An Inexpensive Conceptual Training Model for Transvenous Pacemaker Placement

• Published in: The western journal of emergency medicine Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 180 - 183
• Main Authors: Young, Timothy P, Tango, Jennifer M, Toomasian, Cory J, Kendric, Kayla J, Bengiamin, Deena I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States University of California Digital Library - eScholarship 19.12.2019; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine; eScholarship Publishing, University of California
• Subjects: Clinical Competence - standards; Confidence; Educational Advances; Emergency medical care; Emergency Medicine - education; Equipment Design; Humans; Internship and Residency; Models, Anatomic; Pacemaker, Artificial; Surveys and Questionnaires; Teaching Materials

Emergent transvenous (TV) pacemaker placement can be life-saving, but it has associated complications. Emergency medicine (EM) educators must be able to teach this infrequent procedure to trainees. We constructed a conceptually-focused, inexpensive training model made from polyvinyl chloride pipes a...