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KeepSafe Essential
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Connecting Magnet Cord to Patient/Resident (Cont.)
Patients/Residents with Pacemakers or Defibrillators
The Posey KeepSafe Essential is
designed to safely monitor patients/
residents with external or implanted:
•
Pacemakers
•
Defibrillators
However, extra care must be taken with
magnets around these devices (see
warnings below). Consult with a qualified
medical authority if you have any questions about patient/resident safety.
PACEMAKERS: Contact with a magnet can cause a pacemaker
to go into “magnetic mode”. This could result in an increase or
decrease in pacemaker speed.
DEFIBRILLATORS: Magnet contact can stop therapy! If patient/
resident is in ventricular spasms, magnet may suspend the
signal and cause defibrillator to fail to supply needed therapy.
To reduce the risk of severe injury or death:
•
ALWAYS keep magnets AT LEAST 1½" (4 cm) from these
devices and implant sites (Fig. 21).
•
NEVER tape or adhere any magnet to these devices or
implant sites.
Fig. 21 - Keep away
CONNECTING MAGNET CORD
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