RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Interference with the pacemakers of two workers at electricity substations.
JF British Journal of Industrial Medicine
JO Br J Ind Med
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 462
OP 465
DO 10.1136/oem.40.4.462
VO 40
IS 4
A1 G S Butrous
A1 R S Bexton
A1 D G Barton
A1 J C Male
A1 A J Camm
YR 1983
UL http://oem.bmj.com/content/40/4/462.abstract
AB Pacemaker function was tested in two electricity substation workers exposed to high tension electric fields. High intensity electric fields induced reversion to the interference mode, producing in one case competitive rhythm and in the other inappropriately slow pacing which resulted in asymptomatic pauses of up to 2.5 s. A suit designed to shield the body from the effects of high intensity electric fields was tried and proved to be effective in protecting the pacemaker, allowing it to function normally in the substations.