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Why pacemakers must be removed before cremation

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Intense furnace heat causes securely sealed medical devices to violently turn into dangerous shrapnel. Morticians are strictly required to surgically remove implanted batteries before the process begins, as leaving a lithium-ion device inside a massive oven results in a surprisingly destructive localized explosion.

Why pacemakers must be removed before cremation
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