Safety and ECT Stimulus Electrodes: II. Clinical Procedures.
The accidental risks and problems associated with the stimulus in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) include skin burn, inadvertent exposure to the stimulus, short-circuit of the stimulus with ineffectual delivery, and accidental mislocation. These problems and aspects of their prevention are reviewed.
Swartz
Conrad M.
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Departments of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School, and North Chicago V.A. Medical Center, North Chicago, Illinois, USA.