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9. What steps can I take to reduce my exposure to
radiofrequency energy from my wireless phone?
If there is a risk from these products--and at this point
we do not know that there is--it is probably very
small. But if you are concerned about avoiding even
potential risks, you can take a few simple steps to
minimize your exposure to radiofrequency energy
(RF). Since time is a key factor in how much expo-
sure a person receives, reducing the amount of time
spent using a wireless phone will reduce RF expo-
sure.
• If you must conduct extended conversationsby
wireless phone everyday, you could place more dis-
tance between your body and the source of the RF,
since the exposure level drops off dramatically with
distamce. For example, you could use a headset
and carry the wireless phone away from your body
or use a wireless phone connected to a remote
antenna
Again, the scientific data do not demonstrate that
wireless phones are harmful. But if you are con-
cerned about the RF exposure from these products,
you can use measures like those described above to
reduce your RF exposure from wireless phone use.
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10. What about children using wireless phones?
The scientific evidence does not show a danger to
users of wireless phones, including children and
teenagers. If you want to take steps to lower expo-
sure to radiofrequency energy (RF), the measures
described above would apply to children and
teenagers using wireless phones. Reducing the time
of wireless phone use and increasing the distance
between the user and the RF source will reduce RF
exposure.
Some groups sponsored by other national govern-
ments have advised that children be discouraged
from using wireless phones at all. For example, the
government in the United Kingdom distributed
leaflets containing such a recommendation in
December 2000. They noted that no evidence exists
that using a wireless phone causes brain tumors or
other ill effects. Their recommendation to limit wire-
less phone use by children was strictly precaution-
ary; it was not based on scientific evidence that any
health hazard exists.
11. What about wireless phone interference with
medical equipment?
Radiofrequency energy (RF) from wireless phones
can interact with some electronic devices. For this
reason, FDA helped develop a detailed test method
to measure electromagnetic interference (EMI) of
implanted cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators
from wireless telephones. This test method is now
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