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Hello Cath, Regarding the pacemaker problem. Before I became OH Adviser, I worked on ITU - cardiology. When somebody had inserted a pacemaker, there reason for it was quite serious, e.g. the heart rate was very slow, very fast or any other serious issue with the heart conduction pathways. So there is a high risk that if the patient pacemaker function is disturb, they may have a cardiac arrest. Every patient who had inserted a pacemaker was provided with a booklet and a pacemaker registration card which the patient had to carry with them all the time in the events they would be exposed to magnetic field; they may trigger alarms in security doors (very often it happens at the airports) etc. Maybe, it would be a good idea to request from the client to see his cardiologist papers/booklets so it will give you some idea to what they should not be exposed to. Also, The British Heart Foundation can provide you with a lot of information: www.bhf.org.uk or the Heart Information Line: tel: 08450 70 80 70 - an information service for the public and health professionals on issues relating to heart health. I hope this will be helpful. Kind Regards Alicja On 23 August 2012 11:58, Cath Allen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Good afternoon, > > Does anyone have any information regarding fire fighters with pace > makers and their ability to return to full operational duties? > We are looking at environmental factors, direct trauma to the unit and > electro magnetic frequencies - however I have been unable to find much > information relating to this particular profession. > > Many thanks in advance > > Cath Allen > > ******************************** > Please remove this footer before replying. > > OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html > > CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH > ******************************** Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH