Complete heart block — RCPSC EM MCQ
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Correct answer: B — Immediate transcutaneous pacing
Symptomatic high-grade AV block with hypotension requires urgent pacing while preparing definitive transvenous pacing. AV nodal blockers would worsen the bradycardia.
Reference: ACLS Bradycardia Algorithm; Canadian emergency medicine practice