 Transcutaneous pacing

Transcutaneous pacing (also called external pacing) is a temporary means of pacing a patient's heart during a medical emergency.It should not be confused with defibrillation (used in more serious cases, in ventricular fibrillation and other shockable rhythms) using a manual or automatic defibrillator, though some newer defibrillators can do both, and pads and an electrical stimulus to the heart are used in transcutaneous pacing and defibrillation.