What about children using wireless phones – Casio G'zOne Brigade User Manual

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Safety

What about children using wireless phones?

The scientific evidence does not show a danger to users of wireless

phones, including children and teenagers. If you want to take steps

to lower exposure to radiofrequency energy (RF), the measures

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 2000. 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.

Do hands-free kits for wireless phones reduce risks
from exposure to RF emissions?

Since there are no known risks from exposure to RF emissions from

wireless phones, there is no reason to believe that hands-free kits

reduce risks. Hands-free kits can be used with wireless phones for

convenience and comfort. These systems reduce the absorption of

RF energy in the head because the phone, which is the source of the

RF emissions, will not be placed against the head.

On the other hand, if the phone is mounted against the waist or other

part of the body during use, then that part of the body will absorb

more RF energy. Wireless phones marketed in the U.S. are required to

meet safety requirements regardless of whether they are used against

the head or against the body. Either configuration should result in

compliance with the safety limit.

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