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Sorry but I disagree... if I had a defib (and I have a friend with one who agrees,) I wouldn't let any size of magnet within a few inches of my chest... and just as an aside, the magnets in my Nexus 7 cover are far stronger than those in my iPad cover so I reckon a safety-first attitude is just common sense...  |
I don't think that paranoia mixes well with heart problems. I take it your friend doesn't get near people that have phones, mp3 players, etc.
How many magnets do the Nexus7 and the cover have?
ifixit did a teardown of the iPad cover:
This question was asked in 2011 on the Apple website:
as the i pad 2 has magnets in it can you use it if you have a pacemaker
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As a cardiac nurse I do believe the magnets that are used to activate or deactivate a pacemaker/defibrilator are a different type of magnet than those that would be easily purchased in a store. Furthermore the magnets on this case are too low of a quality to do any damage. One of the Cardiologists that comes to the hospital has one of these and he takes it into pts rooms, some of who have pacemakers, and it hasn't interferred with the pacemaker or our telemetry so far. But if you are still worried, don't go around with it laying on your chest.
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I am an anaesthetist and intensive care consultant, not a cardiologist but when we use magnets to disable pacemakers we need to use large, powerful magnets. The magnets in an iPad are very weak and I cannot imagine that they would pose any risk, but it would make sense not to press it to your chest.
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