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Could The Electric Shock Cause A Pacemaker Stop Working?
Would recieving an electric shock cause a pacemaker/internal defib to stop working. My father has one and the other day revieved a shock from a computer he was working on and now he is feeling sick, tired and wore down just like before he had it put in.
Tue, 11 Aug 2015
it won't stop but may change the program so pacer and Aicd needs reprogramming just I shock bi Aicd won't make u sick it is due to electric shock
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