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10. What about children using tablets?
The scientific evidence does not show a danger to
users of tablets, including children and teenagers.
If you want to take steps to lower exposure to
Radio Frequency (RF) energy, the measures
described above would apply to children and
teenagers using tablets. Reducing the time of
tablet use and increasing the distance between the
user and the RF source will reduce RF exposure.
Some groups sponsored by other national
governments have advised that children be
discouraged from using wireless devices 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 device
causes brain tumors or other ill effects. Their
recommendation to limit wireless device use by
children was strictly precautionary; it was not based
on scientific evidence that any health hazard exists.
11. What about wireless communications
device interference with medical
equipment?
Radio Frequency (RF) energy from wireless
communications devices can interact with
some electronic devices. For this reason, the
FDA helped develop a detailed test method to
measure Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI) of
implanted cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators
from wireless devices. This test method is now
part of a standard sponsored by the Association
for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
(AAMI). The final draft, a joint effort by the FDA,
medical device manufacturers, and many other
groups, was completed in late 2000. This standard
will allow manufacturers to ensure that cardiac
pacemakers and defibrillators are safe from
wireless communications device EMI.
The FDA has tested hearing aids for interference
from handheld wireless devices and helped
develop a voluntary standard sponsored by the
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
(IEEE). This standard specifies test methods
and performance requirements for hearing aids
and wireless communications devices so that
no interference occurs when a person uses a
"compatible" device and a "compatible" hearing
aid at the same time. This standard was approved
by the IEEE in 2000.
The FDA continues to monitor the use of wireless
communications devices for possible interactions
with other medical devices. Should harmful
interference be found to occur, the FDA will
conduct testing to assess the interference and
work to resolve the problem.
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