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Why do AED pads need to be placed one inch away from jewelry or pacemakers?
The metals will melt and spread in the body if the AED is placed closer.
The metals will heat up and cause skin burns if the AED is placed closer.
Electricity cannot travel through metals if the AED is placed closer.
Electricity will make the heart beat faster if the AED is placed closer.
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"The metals will heat up and cause skin burns if the AED is placed closer." — is the correct choice.
Why: metal (jewelry, piercings, or an implanted device casing) conducts the electrical current from the pads and can concentrate it at the contact point, producing local heating and skin burns or arcing. In addition, placing pads too close to a pacemaker/ICD risks routing current through or near the device and potentially damaging it or impairing its function, and it may also divert energy away from the heart. The other statements are incorrect (metals don't "melt and spread" in the body; metals conduct electricity rather than blocking it; and the purpose of a shock is to depolarize the heart, not simply "make it beat faster").
Why: metal (jewelry, piercings, or an implanted device casing) conducts the electrical current from the pads and can concentrate it at the contact point, producing local heating and skin burns or arcing. In addition, placing pads too close to a pacemaker/ICD risks routing current through or near the device and potentially damaging it or impairing its function, and it may also divert energy away from the heart. The other statements are incorrect (metals don't "melt and spread" in the body; metals conduct electricity rather than blocking it; and the purpose of a shock is to depolarize the heart, not simply "make it beat faster").
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