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use a wireless device connected to a remote antenna. Again,
the scientific data does not demonstrate that wireless devices
are harmful. But if you are concerned about the RF exposure
from these products, you can use measures like those
described above to reduce your RF exposure from wireless
device use.
10. What about children using wireless devices?
The scientific evidence does not show a danger to users of
wireless devices, 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 wireless devices. Reducing the time of
wireless device 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 device interference with medical
equipment?
Radio Frequency (RF) energy from wireless 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 telephones. 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
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 devices so that no interference occurs when a person
uses a "compatible" device and a "compatible" hearing aid at
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