Resuscitation of a Patient With an Implanted Electronic Device

A 21-year-old woman with a neurodegenerative disorder and severe dystonia was brought in by ambulance from a nursing home to our hospital. At the nursing home, the alarm for the intrathecal baclofen pump indicated malfunction, and emergency medical services (EMS) was notified. The patient had been fitted with a deep-brain stimulation device at age 9 years to control her dystonia, as well as an intrathecal baclofen pump. Baseline neurologic function was severely impaired; she was nonambulatory and nonverbal, with preserved consciousness and social nonverbal communication.

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