Pacemaker overview, Mayo Clinic, https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/pacemaker/about/pac-20384689

In this mini-sode Tyler and Devan discuss whether it is ethical to turn off a pacemaker if a patient will die without it.

Links:

• What is a pacemaker?

  • https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/pacemaker/about/pac-20384689
  • Ethical considerations in managing pacemakers (“4.5 million people worldwide live with an implanted pacemaker…”)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5349811/pdf/bumc0030-0157.pdf