Thread: Defribrillator

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

Probably not a a good move to take a guided tour through the turbine house at a power station. Some rather high magnetic force thingys going on there within the generators

Regards
Paul

Depends how close you like to live on the edge.

Also pays to be carefull visiting scenic lookouts near high power radio & TV broadcast sites, Mt Cootha etc. Under legislation they are supposed to be Rad Haz safe areas for public access however equipment faults do occur.

Probably the most likely scources of interference are in you own workshop from old electric hand tools & machinery manufactured before the EMI/F standards were introduced or which are faulty.

Originally Posted by Mobyturns

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Probably the most likely scources of interference are in you own workshop from old electric hand tools & machinery manufactured before the EMI/F standards were introduced or which are faulty.

Quick way to test this is with an old AM radio not tuned to a station.
It will pick up any electromagnetic radiation as static, crackle, whistles & pops.

Hi All
I have a pacemaker which i had fitted in September 2012. In the booklet provided by Biotronics it states the following:
Do not use machines with high vibration as this can affect the two leads which enter the heart.
Do not use firearms.
Do not use electric devices with strong electric fields.
Do not go near High Voltage apparartus, Transmission towers for TV, Radio, Radar and unshielded Ignition systems
as well as the security devices in front of most bigger stores because of the RF emmitted, you should pass through these quickly.
Most cities are absolutely saturated with RF from all manner of equipment. I have walked around quite a few cities without ill effect. I am aware that large welders
and power transformers that you often see on posts in streets and in factories can cause you a problem. The gadget i have only has to work about 20% of the time
so it will be a low mileage unit when I am finished with it.

So the moral to the story is be carefull. These devices are very hi tech and are close to bullet proof but unfortunately you cannot temp fate with them.

Regards Mike (if warranty is required I believe you phone from heaven or that other place ! )

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

Wrong bloke.

Moby has his own device.

It was/is my Dad who has/had the problem one.

It was replaced with a newer model and the newer model had more functions & they tried to install a 2nd wire to the heart but couldn't get it to go in.
They gave up trying but in the process of all the stuffing around, he ended up with an infection on his aorta that meant he never really recovered from the 'repair' operation.
It went undetected for several months while his health went downhill.
When they finally worked out what was wrong, he then needed extensive surgery to fix.

Needless to say he is only a shadow of his former self before the rotten thing started mucking up.

Apologies for getting it wrong.


This is what happened to my wife:


Sep 2011 - Heart attack
Nov 2011 - Triple bypass, defibrilator inserted late Nov after she arrested whilst still in hospital
Dec 2011 - Came home feeling like a million $
Aug 2012 - Felt worse, fluid on lungs
Sep 2012 - Valve replacement
Oct 2012 - Contracted an infection on the artificial valve and defib lead. Apparently, this particular bacteria attaches itself to artificial things. At this time, the doctors told me that they expected that she approximately 2 hours left but she pulled through but with severe damage; stroke, loss of eyesight on one eye, further heart damage, kidney failure, liver problems. Was told antibiotics for the rest of her life.
Jan 2013 - Another infection in leg, another arrest, 15% of normal heart capacity, seizures, severe delirium, very confused, talks to people who are not there


She has not been out of hospital since Oct 2012 and the doctors have suggested that if she has another arrest, they should not do CPR and life support as they feel that hey don't want to put her through any more trauma. They keep treating the infection but they are giving me absolutely no hope of recovery.


I visit her every morning before work and every night on the way home and it breaks my heart seeing her like this when I know how much she loved life before all this.

AxelVK

So sorry.

A bit teary here.

Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

AxelVK

So sorry.

A bit teary here.

Regards
Paul

Yup, lost for words myself.

Hope all turns out for the best AxelVK.

AxelvK,
What can one say, hope things improve and she recovers

Originally Posted by AxelVK

Apologies for getting it wrong.


This is what happened to my wife:

I visit her every morning before work and every night on the way home and it breaks my heart seeing her like this when I know how much she loved life before all this.

Axel,

I really feel your pain. I have been through a bit of a journey myself and very thankfully avoided any (major) complications through infections. Very rough deal mate.

We hate to think of the worst as we focus on the positive when we go through these proceedures, but its always advisable to have an advanced health care directive in place just in case.

Bugger. What else can I say?