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Pacemakers and defibrillators provide electrical impulses to the heart, which can return the heart beat to a normal rhythm.
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How do you treat atrial fibrillation?
One quick method prescribed by doctors is cardio version. Other treatments include the use of prescription drugs, the use of pacemakers and implantable cardioverion defibrillators.
Do microwave ovens effect implantable cardioverter-defibrillators?
Environmental conditions often erroneously thought to affect ICDs include:.microwave ovens (the waves only affect old, unshielded pacemakers and do not affect ICDs)
What are typical products of the electromedical and electro-therapeutic apparatus industry?
These products include pacemakers, heart defibrillators, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) devices, ultrasonic scanning devices, computerized axial tomography (CAT) scanners,
10 ways that technology is important in life?
Why do people ask stuff for their school projects here? Think with your own brain, forgodssakes. I'll help you a bit: Technology has made huge leaps in health care possible. Pacemakers, defibrillators, x-rays and so forth.
How are pacemakers programmed?
Pacemakers are programmed externally with a handheld electromagnetic device.
Do artificial pacemakers hurt?
No. There is no pain associated with artificial pacemakers after the incision has healed.
What are pacemakers made out of?
Modern Pacemakers are not made out of Titanium i can tell you that right now -_-".
How is plutonium used in heart pacemakers?
Yes, the isotope plutonium 238 was used in the past as power source for pacemakers.
How does an EMP device effect pacemakers?
How does an Electro magnetic pulse device effect pacemakers
Did gerry and the pacemakers record the rose?
No, but Gerry Marsden OF Gerry and the Pacemakers recorded it in 1988.
What are the release dates for The Pacemakers - 1925?
The Pacemakers - 1925 was released on: USA: 1 March 1925
What is the affect of magnetic fields on pacemakers?
Magnetic fields have several effects on pacemakers (and defibrillators). First, most devices react to a magnetic field by changing mode. Defibrillators will often shut down their tachy mode in the presence of a magnet. Depending on the programming, you can sometimes actually disable and reenable the device with a magnet. Second, a pacemaker/defibrillator is connected to the heart with a wire. That wire can act as an antenna. In the presence of a pulsating magnetic field, that can induce voltage spikes on the wire. Depending on the strength and frequency of the field, those spikes can interfere with the device, potentially confusing it into thinking you have an arrhythmia, potentially causing it to react. Third, in the worst case, a very strong pulsating field, such as that in an MRI, can damage the device, with potentially lethal consequences to the patient.
