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Is It Safe To Fly After Having A Pacemaker Insertion?
My Mom had a pacemaker inserted last Sept. On our last visit to her cardiologist they were a little concerned about something they saw when they hooked her up to the St. Judes monitor, and then ordered an EKG and then an ultrasound. They reported back to us that they weren t going to do anything right now... They thought maybe the wire was coming through the bottom or the heart, but didn t see any signs of bleeding, and felt we should not be concerned at this time. My sister and I would like to take her to Atlanta to visit her granddaughter, but are concerned about flying. Please advise. Thanks, Carol Gottschalk YYYY@YYYY 717-891-1340
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yes you can fly in a air craft just make sure that while crossing the security check in show them the card of pacemaker implant,Electronic machine should bnot be used as it may interfere with working of pacemaker,He should be frisked manually ,
yes you can fly in a air craft just make sure that while crossing the security check in show them the card of pacemaker implant,Electronic machine should bnot be used as it may interfere with working of pacemaker,He should be frisked manually ,
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Hi,
This is Dr Sameer.
Their is no risk in flying after a month of PPI insertion. She can safely fly.
Only precaution you have to take is tell the security staff that she has a pacemaker & they won't use the magnetic devices for checking & will check her manually.
Hope i answered your query.
Thanks
Take care
This is Dr Sameer.
Their is no risk in flying after a month of PPI insertion. She can safely fly.
Only precaution you have to take is tell the security staff that she has a pacemaker & they won't use the magnetic devices for checking & will check her manually.
Hope i answered your query.
Thanks
Take care
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