Loading ...
Loading ...
Loading ...
79
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 exposure a person receives, reducing the
amount of time spent using a wireless phone will reduce RF
exposure. If you must conduct extended conversations by
wireless phone every day, you could place more distance
between your body and the source of the RF, since the
exposure level drops off dramatically with distance. 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 concerned about the RF exposure from these
products, you can use measures like those described above
to reduce your RF exposure from wireless phone use.
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 exposure 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
governments 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 wireless phone use by
children was strictly precautionary; it was not based on
scientific evidence that any health hazard exists.
11. What about wireless phone interference with medical
equipment?
Radio frequency energy (RF) from wireless phones can
interact with some electronic devices. For this reason, the
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 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 phone EMI.The
FDA has tested hearing aids for interference from handheld
wireless phones and helped develop a voluntary standard
sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineers (IEEE). This standard specifies test
Safety Guidelines
Loading ...
Loading ...
Loading ...