14-Year-Old Discovers iPad Smart Cover Magnets Can Shut Off Implanted Defibrillators

[Brian Y]

I have no idea why I'm pointing this out, because it's a pretty dumb as hell conversation as it is, but...

What he's talking about is survival of the fittest, not eugenics. They're entirely different things. Like dying in some horrible government pogrom to eradicate people with extra small pinky fingers from the face of the earth vs. making out with an electrical outlet and getting electrocuted to death kinda different.

What he's doing is generating random words to avoid backing down .

 

[Renzatic]

What he's doing is generating random words to avoid backing down .

Oh. Well...kwjibo.

 

[samcraig]

He has the rare ability to read and the interest how things work. Something clearly went wrong with his education. /sarcasm

Here's some more sarcasm for you. At least SHE had the rare ability to read and took interest. Unlike a certain poster who didn't and thinks the article is about a boy

It's still FUD as doctors over warn patients about the risks of any electronics, metal detectors etc when the surgery happens

Missing the point. No matter how many warnings a doctor can give - they don't line list every product to avoid nor could they possibly know what products to avoid. Oh I am sure they give examples- but why is it so hard to swallow that having this extra bit of info "more" public is bad? What is the HARM in having this article appear?

Because from some of the posts in this thread - people are acting as if it's a bad thing to have a reminder of what might cause a death.

And to top it off - they are mocking a 14 year old.

 

[C DM]

Here's some more sarcasm for you. At least SHE had the rare ability to read and took interest. Unlike a certain poster who didn't and thinks the article is about a boy



Missing the point. No matter how many warnings a doctor can give - they don't line list every product to avoid nor could they possibly know what products to avoid. Oh I am sure they give examples- but why is it so hard to swallow that having this extra bit of info "more" public is bad? What is the HARM in having this article appear?

Because from some of the posts in this thread - people are acting as if it's a bad thing to have a reminder of what might cause a death.

And to top it off - they are mocking a 14 year old.

While there are definitely replies that go off on other tangents and/or pointlessly go too far, there's something to be said about this being some sort of a "discovery" that needs to be presented in front of thousands of doctors. It's a sad sad state of the health care system that we have if doctors don't already know this, and that people actually see this as a discovery of some sort if the information about this has been available for a long time. Call it a reminder, a PSA, whatever, but it's not really a discovery.

 

[adib]

This is non-news. From iPad manual, page 159.

Medical device interference iPad contains components and radios that emit electromagnetic elds. iPad also contains magnets along the left edge of the device and on the right side of the front glass, which may interfere with pacemakers, defbrillators, or other medical devices. The iPad Smart Cover and iPad Smart Case also contain magnets. These electromagnetic fields and magnets may interfere with pacemakers, defibrillators, or other medical devices. Maintain a safe distance of separation between your medical device and iPad, the iPad Smart Cover, and the iPad Smart Case. Consult your physician and medical device manufacturer for information speci c to your medical device. If you suspect iPad is interfering with your pacemaker, de brillator, or any other medical device, stop using iPad.
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A fourteen-year-old has discovered that the tiny magnets inside the iPad can inadvertently shut off implanted defibrillators if the device is left on the chest, such as might happen if the user falls asleep with the iPad lying on them.

Apple builds magnets into every iPad it sells for use with its Smart Cover accessory.

Gianna Chien made the discovery as part of a science fair project that didn't win first place, but she will be presenting her findings to 8,000 doctors at a meeting of the Heart Rhythm Society in Denver, reports Bloomberg.
As a safety measure, implanted defibrillators can be turned off by magnets. The magnets in the iPad are too small to affect implanted defibrillators in normal use but can affect them if held close enough to the chest.

Chien's study found that 30 percent of patients with defibrillators who put iPads on their chest were affected by the device. Most defibrillators will turn back on once the magnet is removed, but some must be reactivated manually causing a potentially life-threatening situation.

Article Link: 14-Year-Old Discovers iPad Smart Cover Magnets Can Shut Off Implanted Defibrillators

 

[C DM]

This is non-news. From iPad manual, page 159.

Medical device interference iPad contains components and radios that emit electromagnetic elds. iPad also contains magnets along the left edge of the device and on the right side of the front glass, which may interfere with pacemakers, defbrillators, or other medical devices. The iPad Smart Cover and iPad Smart Case also contain magnets. These electromagnetic fields and magnets may interfere with pacemakers, defibrillators, or other medical devices. Maintain a safe distance of separation between your medical device and iPad, the iPad Smart Cover, and the iPad Smart Case. Consult your physician and medical device manufacturer for information speci c to your medical device. If you suspect iPad is interfering with your pacemaker, de brillator, or any other medical device, stop using iPad.
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It seems like the "news" part might be that this is all from 3 years ago and all of it has already been covered fairly extensively in the thread.

 

[SeaFox]

This is non-news. From iPad manual, page 159.

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If it's non-news, why did you feel the need to bump a three year old thread to post about it?