I have A pacemaker(4 yrs )?
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Well, seems like your friend is right! "Unlike most other household power tools, welders and chain saws are two tools that may have a higher tendency to temporarily affect the normal function of your pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). The spark discharge of the ignition system of a gasoline-powered chainsaw produces electromagnetic (EM) energy that may affect your pacemaker or ICD. Effects may be caused by current inadvertently conducted into your body (leakage current), or by the EM field. You may not feel the leakage current passing from one hand to the other through your body, but it may still interfere with the operation of your pacemaker or ICD. Gas chain saws that have the spark plug located near the handgrips pose a greater risk of conducting leakage current.
Your pacemaker could continuously pace your heart if it were to detect either leakage current or the radiated EM field. This will result in an irregular heart rate if your heart were beating on its own. Your ICD could deliver a shock if it detects either leakage current or the radiated EM field."
More at sites below. First one is a site for a Pacemaker Club where you can ask questions and receive specific answers to pacemaker use. Hope that helps!
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I don't suppose you have an atomic pacemaker. That is a really old pacer. My son is currently on his 3rd pacemaker. He is 15 he got his first dual chamber 3 years ago. You shouldn't be around no big magnets. Like at junk yards or an MRI. Your chain saw shouldn't hurt you but a cell phone can mess with your pacemaker. If you use one use it on the opposite side of your pacemaker. Hope this helps you out
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