Favrion@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 months agoWhat happens when people die with metal in or on them?message-squaremessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up196arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up192arrow-down1message-squareWhat happens when people die with metal in or on them?Favrion@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 months agomessage-square57fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAlysonFaithGames@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·8 months agoSo a pacemaker will keep going even if the person no longer has brain activity. So a strong magnet is swiped over the chest to turn it off. Not sure what they do with it after that, though
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up15·8 months agoIt’s this kind of irresponsibility that leads to a zombie apocalypse.
minus-squareBappity@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·8 months agoI believe they have to remove it before burying/cremating them
So a pacemaker will keep going even if the person no longer has brain activity. So a strong magnet is swiped over the chest to turn it off. Not sure what they do with it after that, though
It’s this kind of irresponsibility that leads to a zombie apocalypse.
I believe they have to remove it before burying/cremating them