I would imagine that it would. The alternative is that it would not, which would mean that it would need some sensor to determine that you were no longer alive, at which point it would stop working. There’s no real point for it to have a feature to stop working. It’s probably better for it to be seen as ‘creepy’ by continuing to work inside of a dead body than for it to constantly be checking to see if you’re alive, since the surgery to change the battery is probably pretty invasive, so they want to do it only every so many years, to maximise its efficiency. Also, false positives (negatives?) would be problematic. You’d just want it to keep working regardless.
EMTs probably have a way to shut it down, though. It’s probably impossible or really difficult to do it accidentally, but I’m sure there’s a way. Good question for an EMT if you happen to meet one. They aren’t squeamish. It’s just a matter if they feel like talking to you or not, I suppose.
I would imagine that it would. The alternative is that it would not, which would mean that it would need some sensor to determine that you were no longer alive, at which point it would stop working. There’s no real point for it to have a feature to stop working. It’s probably better for it to be seen as ‘creepy’ by continuing to work inside of a dead body than for it to constantly be checking to see if you’re alive, since the surgery to change the battery is probably pretty invasive, so they want to do it only every so many years, to maximise its efficiency. Also, false positives (negatives?) would be problematic. You’d just want it to keep working regardless.
EMTs probably have a way to shut it down, though. It’s probably impossible or really difficult to do it accidentally, but I’m sure there’s a way. Good question for an EMT if you happen to meet one. They aren’t squeamish. It’s just a matter if they feel like talking to you or not, I suppose.