airport security
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?I am lucky enough to be flying away on a short holiday in November. I live in the UK and have heard I need a card informing security that I have two new metal hips so I can avoid setting off alarms on the metal detector machine. Does anyone have any advice on where I can get this please. The doctors surgery says it isn't something they provide.
paul
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maureen24786 paul170864
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The hospital should definitely provide this. I was given a credit card size laminated photo of my new hip & it's components by the surgeon. Only they know what the components are
Pippyj paul170864
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clare83752 paul170864
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auntiebeanie paul170864
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Paul, not all hospitals give you a card. i got a copy of the letter the surgeon sent my GP, was free just asked at reception. When I fly, i always keep that letter with my passport, however. I have not set off many detectors. Some airports if you tell them will tell you to go around the first scanner and go into the full body scanner Perth Australia told me to do this, in this country though they still make you go through the first one but i have not managed to set one off yet! Abu Dharbi in transit set off he scanners both times and had to go into a tent being a woman, i just shocked the female staff, by hoisitng my skirt up and said looks there's my scar lol!
miriamal49 paul170864
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RichardKen paul170864
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Dear Paul
That seems a bit far fetched to me. All I did was say that I've got an artificial hip, anyway it is so obvious to them when they look at their screen<G>
Enjoy your holls.
Cheers
Richard
kelly1205 paul170864
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I was given a card from the hospital when I was discharged , funny thing is I didn't even need it at the airport. The screeners only show skin , not below ...did not have to go through metal detector ...
RichardKen kelly1205
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When I flew from the UK to Spain some years ago the staff could clearly see the metal in my hip. How else would they be able to detect guns and knives?
Cheers
Richard
kelly1205 RichardKen
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Hi Richard, I didn't have to walk through the metal detector only the full body scanner which doesn't show through the skin...
RichardKen kelly1205
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OK I understand now, thanks for explaining.
Cheers Richard
dalmation paul170864
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I always set off airport alarms now after having 2 hips and a knee done!! To be honest in these days of heightened security I think they will always put you through a full body scanner as I would imagine the cards and Drs letters can easily be forged. It's never taken much longer and I've always told them I have a lot of metal work before walking through. Never been any issues and I would much rather be safe on a flight knowing security haven't just waved people through who set off an alarm saying it's my metal hip or metal knee!! Enjoy your holiday
miriamal49 dalmation
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cormacrobert paul170864
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I live in the US and was given a credit like card to show at airports if I need to from my surgeons assistant. However, I just flew for the first time since my THR and went through the full body scanner (not metal detector) and I set the thing off. It showed I had something right at the hip I had replaced but of course there was nothing in my pockets. I told the guy that I had a metal hip but he said this is not a metal detector. Hmmmm. If it happens again, I think that it would be fairly conclusive to surmise that it is the metal hip setting it off. I'll let you know.
RichardKen cormacrobert
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I wonder what on earth the guy thought he was detecting. He does not sound like the sharpest knife in the drawer <BG>
Cheers
Richard
steve86482 paul170864
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