Kit-Kat
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Friday, 13th of August 2010 04:58:26 PM
My husband recently had a pacemaker installed. He is a Tool and Die Maker
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working in the automotive industry handling large equipment that contains
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magnets (arc welders/ grinders etc.) The material from the pacemaker
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company explains about the dangers of welders, but nothing else. Does
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anyone know someone in a similar situation who might have ?
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Puddy cake's
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Saturday, 14th of August 2010 01:45:49 PM
Basically low power magnets or small motors shouldn't be
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brought within 6 inches of the pacemaker. The larger the device the
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further away you should be. Even the wires from headphones can cause
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malfunctions if they are pressed against the chest over the device.
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High powered devices he shouldn't even be in the same room as.
Electromagnets like they use to lift vehicles can harm a pacemaker from a
few dozen feet away.
I don't know what the range is for staying away from arc welders, but
almost everything else electrical in a shop environment he is safe from as
long as he doesn't bring it within six inches of his chest.
Small lion
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Sunday, 15th of August 2010 09:16:24 AM
The magnets may erase the memory of the device, may receive a
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shock from device and one may experience dizziness or palpitations.
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Should stay away from either an electrical furnace,industrial
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magnets,induction heating equipment, broadcasting antennas of AM,FM
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shortwave radios and power plants,etc. Medical procedures that are
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not recommended when one has a pacemaker MRI and High Frequency
Diathermy.