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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 tablet use.
10. What about children using tablets?
The scientific evidence does not show a danger to users of tablets, including children and
teenagers. If you want to take steps to lower exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) energy, the
measures described above would apply to children and teenagers using tablets. Reducing
the time of tablet 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 devices 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 device causes brain tumors or other
ill effects. Their recommendation to limit wireless device use by children was strictly
precautionary; it was not based on scientific evidence that any health hazard exists.
11. What about wireless communications device interference with medical
equipment?
Radio Frequency (RF) energy from wireless communications devices can interact with
some electronic 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 devices. 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 communications device EMI.
The FDA has tested hearing aids for interference from handheld wireless devices and helped