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devices.îForîthisîreason,îtheîFDAîhelpedîdevelopîaîdetailedîtestîmethodîtoîmeasureî
ElectroîMagneticîInterferenceî(EMI)îofîimplantedîcardiacîpacemakersîandîdefibrillatorsî
fromîwirelessîtelephones.îThisîtestîmethodîisînowîpartîofîaîstandardîsponsoredîbyîtheî
AssociationîforîtheîAdvancementîofîMedicalîInstrumentationî(AAMI).îTheîfinalîdraft,îaî
jointîeffortîbyîtheîFDA,îmedicalîdeviceîmanufacturers,îandîmanyîotherîgroups,îwasî
completedîinîlateî2000.îThisîstandardîwillîallowîmanufacturersîtoîensureîthatîcardiacî
pacemakersîandîdefibrillatorsîareîsafeîfromîwirelessîphoneîEMI.îTheîFDAîhasîtestedî
hearingîaidsîforîinterferenceîfromîhandheldîwirelessîphonesîandîhelpedîdevelopîaî
voluntaryîstandardîsponsoredîbyîtheîInstituteîofîElectricalîandîElectronicîEngineersî
(IEEE).îThisîstandardîspecifiesîtestîmethodsîandîperformanceîrequirementsîforîhearingî
aidsîandîwirelessîphonesîsoîthatînoîinterferenceîoccursîwhenîaîpersonîusesîaî
âcompatibleâphoneîandîaîâcompatibleâîhearingîaidîatîtheîsameîtime.îThisîstandardîwasî
approvedîbyîtheîIEEEîinî2000.
TheîFDAîcontinuesîtoîmonitorîtheîuseîofîwirelessîphonesîforîpossibleîinteractionsîwithî
otherîmedicalîdevices.îShouldîharmfulîinterferenceîbeîfoundîtoîoccur,îtheîFDAîwillî
conductîtestingîtoîassessîtheîinterferenceîandîworkîtoîresolveîtheîproblem.
12. Where can I find additional information?
Forîadditionalîinformation,îpleaseîreferîtoîtheîfollowingîresources:îFDAîwebîpageîonî
wirelessîphonesî(http://www.fda.gov/cellphones/)îFederalîCommunicationsîCommissionî
(FCC)îRFîSafetyîProgramî(http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety)îInternationalîCommissionî
onîNon-lonizingîRadiationîProtectionî(http://www.icnirp.de)îWorldîHealthîOrganizationî
(WHO)îInternationalîEMFîProjectî(http://www.who.int/emf)NationalîRadiologicalî
ProtectionîBoardî(UK)î(http://www.hpa.org.uk/radiation/)
Driving
Checkîtheîlawsîandîregulationsîonîtheîuseîofîwirelessîphonesîinîtheîareasîwhereîyouî
driveîandîalwaysîobeyîthem.îAlso,îifîusingîyourîphoneîwhileîdriving,îpleaseîobserveîtheî
following: