magnets and EMS

[tniuqs]

On a similar note (and perhaps belonging in its own thread) does anyone have experience with Vagal Nerve Stimulators in refractory seizure patients and the proper use of VNS magnets?

Wendy

CO EMT-B

Wendy, magnets are an attracting topic ... :roll:

I have a very good friend that has a form of this, nerve stimulators and used in Parkinson's disease, Appears a magnet is used as a trigger so here's a link ... it certianly helps my friend, but its a bit beyond my scope or understanding how it works.

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2002/ANS01130.html

On the magnet topic in remote settings I carry a rare earth magnet .. imbeded in an eye wand for removal of ferrous metal, foreign bodies in eyes, mostly welders helpers but I would not recommend this unless one was in a situation a long way from a proper slit lamp, florsine (dye) and marcaine or tetrocaine also included in my "eye" kit.

cheers

[Just Plain Ruff]

ok, I have procured a magnet for my personal collection. I keep it in my blue bag that is in the ambulance with me at all times. If I have a renegade internal defibrillator going off on me I'm gonna get it out and use it. If I had it the other night I would have kept this nice fellow from getting zapped over and over.

It takes up hardly no space in my blue bag.

[tniuqs]

ok, I have procured a magnet for my personal collection. I keep it in my blue bag that is in the ambulance with me at all times. If I have a renegade internal defibrillator going off on me I'm gonna get it out and use it. If I had it the other night I would have kept this nice fellow from getting zapped over and over.

It takes up hardly no space in my blue bag.

Great, but a firendly word of advice .... keep it far away from your cell phone :oops:

[spenac]

Great, but a firendly word of advice .... keep it far away from your cell phone :oops:

Voice of experience? :shock:

[ERDoc]

Don't forget that sometimes the defibrillator is going off for a reason. It might not always be a good idea to turn it off.

[JakeEMTP]

When i saw the title of this thread, I thought it was referring to my partner. :twisted:

[Christopher.Collins]

JEMS did a write up on magnets in one of their issues this past summer. Untill then I had no idea what a doughnut magnet was... or that a firing pacemaker could even be reset out of hospital. Nothing I was ever taught or remember reading. Never seen anything like that around here. But then again, at the BLS level in Connecticut, you cant do anything. We cant even administer asprin anymore.

[Arkymedic]

Doc, Thank you for reminding us that sometimes there really is something going on, and that we should not forget to treat the pt. Merry Christmas.

Don't forget that sometimes the defibrillator is going off for a reason. It might not always be a good idea to turn it off.

[NJMedic35]

Sorry if this is a bit late, but the service I work for does carry the magnets and we are trained in using them. I'll see if I can dig up our policy for you if you still need it Ruff.

[Eric]

I do not know if its been said. Yet or not there is a magnet for Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) inplants

I have experience with those's my old GF had one