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Safety

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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methodsandperformancerequirementsforhearing

aidsandwirelessphonessothatnointerferenceoccurswhenapersonusesa

“compatible”phone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phones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.

12. Where can I find additional information?

Foradditionalinformation,pleaserefertothefollowingresources:FDAwebpageon

wirelessphones(http://www.fda.gov/cellphones/)FederalCommunicationsCommission

(FCC)RFSafetyProgram(http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety)InternationalCommission

onNon-lonizingRadiationProtection(http://www.icnirp.de)WorldHealthOrganization

(WHO)InternationalEMFProject(http://www.who.int/emf)NationalRadiological

ProtectionBoard(UK)(http://www.hpa.org.uk/radiation/)

Driving

Checkthelawsandregulationsontheuseofwirelessphonesintheareaswhereyou

driveandalwaysobeythem.Also,ifusingyourphonewhiledriving,pleaseobservethe

following:

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