Testing of Work Environments for Electromagnetic Interference

@article{Marco1992TestingOW,
  title={Testing of Work Environments for Electromagnetic Interference},
  author={Dave Marco and G Eisinger and David L. Hayes},
  journal={Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology},
  year={1992},
  volume={15}
}
A challenge for pacemaker therapists is whether a patient working in an environment with the potential for electromagnetic interference (EMI) can return to their work after a pacemaker has been implanted. Common practice has been to prohibit pacemaker patients from using electric welding machines. Twelve work environments and a new method for monitoring the pacemaker rhythm in the presence of EMI were tested. The new method uses a special memory called the event record found in several Siemens… Expand
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