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Safety
Electronic Devices
-OSTMODERNELECTRONICEQUIPMENTISSHIELDEDFROM2&SIGNALS(OWEVER
CERTAINELECTRONICEQUIPMENTMAYNOTBESHIELDEDAGAINSTTHE2&SIGNALS
FROMYOURWIRELESSPHONE
Pacemakers
4HE(EALTH)NDUSTRY-ANUFACTURERS!SSOCIATIONRECOMMENDSTHATA
MINIMUMSEPARATIONOFSIX INCHESBEMAINTAINEDBETWEENAHANDHELD
WIRELESSPHONEANDAPACEMAKERTOAVOIDPOTENTIALINTERFERENCEWITHTHE
PACEMAKER4HESERECOMMENDATIONSARECONSISTENTWITHTHEINDEPENDENT
RESEARCHBYANDRECOMMENDATIONSOF7IRELESS4ECHNOLOGY2ESEARCH
0ERSONSWITHPACEMAKERS
s 3HOULD!,7!93KEEPTHEPHONEMORETHANSIX INCHESFROMTHEIR
PACEMAKERWHENTHEPHONEISTURNED/.
s 3HOULDNOTCARRYTHEPHONEINABREASTPOCKET
s 3HOULDUSETHEEAROPPOSITETHEPACEMAKERTOMINIMIZETHEPOTENTIALFOR
INTERFERENCE
s 3HOULDTURNTHEPHONE/&&IMMEDIATELYIFTHEREISANYREASONTOSUSPECT
THATINTERFERENCEISTAKINGPLACE
Hearing Aids
3OMEDIGITALWIRELESSPHONESMAYINTERFEREWITHSOMEHEARINGAIDS)NTHE
EVENTOFSUCHINTERFERENCEYOUMAYWANTTOCONSULTYOURSERVICEPROVIDER
ORCALLTHECUSTOMERSERVICELINETODISCUSSALTERNATIVES
Other Medical Devices
)FYOUUSEANYOTHERPERSONALMEDICALDEVICECONSULTTHEMANUFACTUREROF
YOURDEVICETODETERMINEIFITISADEQUATELYSHIELDEDFROMEXTERNAL2&
ENERGY9OURPHYSICIANMAYBEABLETOASSISTYOUINOBTAININGTHIS
INFORMATION