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A 17-year-old child with an automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) placed for congenital long QT syndrome presents to the operating room emergently for fixation of a right-sided open radial fracture. The surgeon plans to use electrocautery for the procedure. Device reprogramming by the electrophysiology service is not possible due to the emergent nature of the procedure. Which of the following strategies is MOST EFFECTIVE to minimize the source of electromagnetic interference with the AICD?

A. Placement of the electrocautery current return pad next to the device
B. Use of monopolar electrocautery
C. Use of bipolar electrocautery
D. Placement of a magnet over the AICD

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Dr. Dolly D. Hansen, "the Mother of Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia", devoted her entire career to the life of children with congenital heart disease (CHD).

When Dr. Dolly D. Hansen retired from BCH, she graciously donated funds for an endowed chair at Boston Children's Hospital. Dr. Hansen's wishes were that the funds would be utilized to conduct research, provide education to generations of professionals caring for CHD patients, and to improve the lives of patients with CHD.

It is fitting to honor Dolly's remarkable career and fulfill her wishes by establishing the Dr. Dolly D. Hansen Educational Fund. This Fund is intended to serve the educational mission of the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society.

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The CCAS is a group of physician and affiliated providers who care for children and adults receiving anesthesia or sedation for cardiac anomalies. It is affiliated with the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia and holds annual meetings in conjunction with the SPA. Membership in the Slack discussion group is restricted to members of the CCAS or other healthcare providers.

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