Oops! It's a pacemaker! / Jonathan Bard.
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- text
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- 9781538239827
- 1538239825
- 9781538239841
- 1538239841
- 9781538239834
- 1538239833
- It's a pacemaker
- It is a pacemaker
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 617.412 B245 | Available | 33111009648698 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Every time your heart beats, an electrical current has been sent from certain cells to the rest of the heart muscle tissue, triggering your heart to contract and push blood through your body. When these signals go awry, major health issues such as heart attacks can occur. Enter the pacemaker, a small implanted device that keeps your heart beating. Did you know, implantable pacemakers were invented by accident? This volume explores the history, struggles, and the accidental invention of the pacemaker, a device that beats hundreds of thousands of times each year to save people's lives.
"Every time your heart beats, an electrical current has been sent from certain cells to the rest of the heart muscle tissue, triggering your heart to contract and push blood through your body. When these signals go awry, major health issues such as heart attacks can occur. Enter the pacemaker, a small implanted device that keeps your heart beating. But did you know, implantable pacemakers were invented by accident? This title explores the history, struggles, and the accidental invention of the pacemaker, a device that beats hundreds of thousands of times each year to save people's lives."-- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Accidental discoveries in science -- How the heart works -- Electrical currents in the heart -- When problems happen -- The first pacemakers -- Challenges of widespread use -- Oops! The implantable, reliable pacemaker -- Greatbatch builds a team -- Overcoming problems -- Modern-day pacemakers -- Leadless pacemakers -- Advances in biological pacemakers -- A fortunate accident.