It's That Time Of Year Again!!
Do you use a medical device that incorporates a timer?
Time to reset your clocks - On November the 7th at 2am your clock should be set back 1 hour
Many will change their clocks before going to bed this evening but some will forget and arrive at church early tomorrow.
More Than Clocks and Batteries Need To Be Changed
We all know it's wise to change the batteries in our smoke detectors when we change the clocks but there are many other battery operated devices that we should also think about.
Do you use a medical device that incorporates a timer?
Health Canada issued a statement back in March to remind the thousands of Canadians who rely on medical devices or systems with internal clocks to check these devices to ensure they have switched times correctly
The start and end dates of Daylight Saving Time were changed in 2007. Medical equipment manufactured prior to 2007 may not function optimally if the equipment has not been updated by manufacturers to compensate for the new dates.
While Health Canada has not received any reports of device malfunctions they issued the statement as a cautionary warning. Medical devices that could be affected by the change include (but are not limited to): implanted pacemakers/defibrillators with sleep modes that can only be adjusted by physicians; Holter monitors, used to continuously record heartbeat; and glucose monitors that store data on glucose levels.
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Hey Kathy, interesting and a bit scary how much we rely on technology so much. I hope all went well during the changing of the clocks :) Happy Fall and have a great day Kathy!
Nice post! I once forgot that I had already changed the clocks, and changed them all again! Boy, was that ever a messed up day!
Kathy - I have an earlly appointment to show homes tomorrow. At least I will get an extra hour of sleep so I should end up with enough sleep before I start.
Hi Kathy - I never knew that such medical devices could be affected by changing the clocks.
I don't think mMedical devices really care what time zone they are in. Daylight savings is a concept created out of convenience. The devices just go on thinking that everything is as it should be.
Mike - it's not the device so much as the lifstyle of the user ..... apparently some medical devices operate differently based on your general habits such as the time your normally awake or asleep