Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Information and Services in Turkey Section => Health & Healthcare => Topic started by: turkeysue on August 15, 2015, 17:41:50 PM
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have any of you good folk with a pacemaker in place had any problems going through security at dalaman..???..any tips etc would be very helpfull...
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I did a bit of research on this, as we have a friend who we invited to our place and she has a pacemaker.
The machines can pick them up, but they do not harm the pacemaker, but the advice is to get a Doctor's letter to show at the Customs, perhaps a Turkish translation of the letter too.
Unfortunately our friend cannot now come as she has another medical problem which just occurred and the insurance is expensive and she is now too concerned about travelling.
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thanks jackie...hopefully some-one will be a mine of info...
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My mother has one. She has a doctors letter which she can use but simply approaches the security guy and says 'pacemaker'. She then bypasses the scanner and gets patted down instead.
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many thanks steve thats a relief that its not a problem 8) 8)
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Agree with Steve , from personal experience, you MUST tell security staff at ANY airport, that you have a Pacemaker fitted.