Warnings and Cautions (Cont.)
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.
•
NEVER tape or adhere any magnet to these devices or implant sites.
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