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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 000. 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?
Radiofrequency 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 000. 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
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