Favrion to No Stupid QuestionsEnglish • edit-21 year agoWhat happens when people die with metal in or on them?message-square57arrow-up196arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up192arrow-down1message-squareWhat happens when people die with metal in or on them?Favrion to No Stupid QuestionsEnglish • edit-21 year agomessage-square57file-text
minus-squareAlysonFaithGameslinkfedilink17•1 year 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 Dotlinkfedilink15•1 year agoIt’s this kind of irresponsibility that leads to a zombie apocalypse.
minus-squareBappitylinkEnglish3•1 year 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