Heart Pacemakers, Difibulators etc.

[fowlercharles]

There are many of these devices and I am asking for a friend, if any one knows of "any" that are banned from being used by anyone using a metal detector. I have read that there are no problems, but I am looking for the complete story, since there are so many different devices and particular purposes, that it is better to get the info first hand if possible. Some doctors will lump a metal detector right in with welding, and any other shock hazard that can be offered, not to discredit them in any way but, there is a big difference in shock hazard from welding and a metal detector. I think it more likely involves the type radio, micro, or whatever waves put out and how close a proximity the device comes to those waves. Any help will be appreciated. I know I can, and will do a Google for some info, but I want some first hand info from those with genuine skinnie! Thanks! Charlie

 

[fowlercharles]

'straight skinny",my Navy talk has been in the _ _ _ _ Can for 52 years and is not so sharp! But that is a good thing and needs to be stowed away for good!

 

[silversmith]

I wonder when someone will sew an "electro-magnetic Faraday shield" into a jacket? You outta check around. Maybe some one already does.

 

[Bill in Texas]

My wife has a pacemaker and detects often with no ill effects that we know of. Of course she don't put the detector right next to her chest I would think that high power lines or micro wave towers might be more of a problem. Bill .

 

[silversmith]

A friend of mine has one, he is a ham radio operator. He gave up radio for a while 'cause he could feel it when he was on the air. He later found running low power didn't bother him. Even a low power ham radio puts MANY MANY times the power of a metal detector. I think no problem. BUT I'm not telling you to do it! You'll never get me to admit I wrote this. I didn't do it. Some jerk broke in and used my computer.
It wasn't me.

 

[fowlercharles]

No problem Silversmith! And thanks for the info.I did some Google and that there are more than a few of those devices and they have many different purposes and some are safe to detect with and some maybe not. I have a buddy that has one and has no problems detecting with it, but another buddy may be getting one and it is to be one very different and possibily much more involved. From what I could tell they test them really well and to the Max. Only way to be sure though would be to match the particular device exactly with the stats on the test results, and let the numbers speak for themselves. Thnks again,Charlie