1 Pacemaker A pacemaker is a small device that helps control your heart rate by: • Speeding up the heart rate when it is too slow • Slowing down the heart rate when it is too fast • Helping the rhythm of the heart beat regularly – this is if you have a pacemaker combined with a defibrillator, also called an ICD A pacemaker is placed in the chest during surgery. Wires called leads are put into the heart muscle. The device with the battery is placed under your skin, below your shoulder. When it is time for you to go home after surgery, an adult family member or friend needs to take you home. It is not safe for you to drive or leave alone. Have an adult stay with you at home for the first day after your surgery. Arrive on time for your appointment. The surgery will take 1 to 2 hours. Right Ventricle Collar bone Pacemaker Heart Superior Vena Cava Pacemaker Wire Right Atrium Left Atrium Left Ventricle
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Pacemaker
A pacemaker is a small device that helps control your heart rate by:
A pacemaker is placed in thechestduringsurgery.Wires called leads are put into the heart muscle.Thedevicewiththebatteryisplacedunderyourskin,belowyourshoulder.
f Limitthemovementofyourarmonthesideofthepacemaker.
f Notliftthisarmaboveyourhead.
f Notpush,pullorliftanythingheavierthan10poundsor4kilograms.
• Askyourdoctorwhenyoucandriveorgobacktowork.
• Do not take a tub bath or shower for the first 6 days after surgery. Theincisionsmuststaycleananddry.Youmaytakeaspongebath,butdonotgettheincisionswet.
f Youmayshoweronthe7th day,butcovertheincisionstokeepthemdry.Useplasticwraporaplasticbagtocoverthesites.Usetapetosealtheedgesoftheplastictoyourskintokeepthesitesdry.Aftertheshower,removetheplasticandtape.Gentlypattheincisionsdrywithacleantowel.
f Days 8 to 10aftersurgery,thesitesmustbecoveredwiththeplasticwrapandtapeduringashower.Patdryaftertheshowerwithacleantowel.
تجنب االستحمام في حوض االستحمام أو في الدش على مدار األيام الستة األولى بعد •الجراحة. احرصعلىبقاءالجروحنظيفةوجافة.ويمكنكاالستحمامباإلسفنجةمعتجنب
تبللالجروح.
e .جافةعليهالإلبقاءالجروحبتغطيةعليكلكنفي اليوم السابع،االستحماميمكنكويمكناستخدامغطاءبالستيكيأوكيسبالستيكيلتغطيةمواضعتلكالجروح.استخدمشريطإلحكامسدالحوافالبالستيكيةعلىالجلدُبغيةالحفاظعلىجفافمواضعالجروح.ويمكنكإزالةالبالستيكوالشريطبعداالستحمام.جففالجروح
بلطفمنخاللالتربيتبمنشفةنظيفة.
e بغطاءالجروحمواضعتغطيةيجبالجراحة،بعداألولىالثماني إلى عشر أيامخاللبالستيكيوشريطأثناءاالستحمام.جففالجروحمنخاللالتربيتبمنشفةنظيفةبعد
االستحمام.
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f Do not get the sites soaking wet for 14 days after surgery.Thatmeansnotubbaths,swimmingorusingahottubduringthattime.
• Do notuselotionorpowderontheincisions.
Other Information• Tellallofyourhealthcareproviders,includingyourdentist,thatyou