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For Your Safety
Pacemakers
TheHealthIndustryManufacturersAssociationrecommendsthataminimumseparation
ofsix(6)inchesbemaintainedbetweenahandheldwirelessdeviceandapacemaker
toavoidpotentialinterferencewiththepacemaker.Theserecommendationsare
consistentwiththeindependentresearchbyandrecommendationsofWireless
TechnologyResearch.
Personswithpacemakers:
• ShouldALWAYSkeepthedevicemorethansix(6)inchesfromtheirpacemaker
whenthedeviceisturnedON;
• Shouldnotcarrythedeviceinabreastpocket;
• Shouldusetheearoppositethepacemakertominimizethepotentialfor
interference;
• ShouldturnthetabletOFFimmediatelyifthereisanyreasontosuspectthat
interferenceistakingplace.
Hearing Aids
Somedigitalwirelessdevicemayinterferewithsomehearingaids.Intheeventofsuch
interference,youmaywanttoconsultyourserviceprovider(orcallthecustomerservice
linetodiscussalternatives).
Other Medical Devices
Ifyouuseanyotherpersonalmedicaldevice,consultthemanufacturerofyourdevice
todetermineifitisadequatelyshieldedfromexternalRFenergy.Yourphysicianmaybe
abletoassistyouinobtainingthisinformation.
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