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Airport Scanners

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david13856
david13856

I hope to be flying out from the UK soon and I'm curious to know what the procedure is when my metal knee sets off the detector.

Is it just a case of an X-Ray or do you need something like a medical certificate.

What happens when you come back from a third world country that doesn't possess an X-Ray machine, do you have to strip off and have your knee examined? 

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  • Snoozy69
    Snoozy69 david13856

    Posted

    Hi David we've had this discussion before and we came to the conclusion that they will just do a body search just like anybody else that sets off the detector. A medical certificate is pretty useless due to the fact a terrorist could get hold of one so security will just ignore it. When it sets the detector off just tell them you've had a TKR and they'll have a good feel around that area x

  • ellen57898
    ellen57898 david13856

    Posted

    I had to be in a US courthouse and although I told them that the beeper would go off, I still needed to walk through the scanner. Then they wanded me down and off I went.  My sister in law had a similar situation from from US to Italy with a hip replacement. This seems to be a situation that they are well aware of and handle with a bit of dignity. Take an aisle seat so you can stretch the leg (and trip obnoxious passengers).

    Safe journey.

    Ellie

  • clive45466
    clive45466 david13856

    Posted

    Hi David

    I have had a Right TKR go through airports most weeks travel for work.

    If the airport does not have body scanners , they use the hand held devices. The metal in your knee makes a slightly different noise with the hand held devices , so never any need for a strip search.

    Good healing

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