| Document ID (ISN) | 78749 |
| CIS number |
02-764 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Fogli d'informazione ISPESL |
| Year |
2000 |
| Convention or series no. |
|
| Author(s) |
Corrao C.R.N., Durante C., Donato A., Farulla A. |
| Title |
Interference between pacemakers (PMK) and cellular telephones: History and prevention |
| Original title |
Interferenze tra pacemaker (PMK) e telefoni cellulari: storia e prevenzione [in Italian] |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan.-Mar. 2000, Vol.13, No.1, p.72-105. Illus. 54 ref. |
| Abstract |
Different types of pacemakers are described together with known cases of interference due to the use of cellular telephones. Employees wearing pacemakers should be informed about possible health hazards, the adoption of simple preventive measures, such as the maintenance of a distance from the sources of electromagnetic radiations (e.g. not keeping the cellular telephone in a pocket near a PMK) and limiting the periods spent using cellular telephones. Telephone systems using the ETACS (Extended Total Access Communication System) standard are recommended, as opposed to the digital GSM (Groupe Special Mobiles) standard. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
pacemaker wearers; mobile telephony; radiofrequency radiation; electromagnetic radiation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Italy; electromagnetic fields; risk awareness; medical supervision; telephone communications; health hazards; hazard evaluation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Italy |
| Subject(s) |
Radiation
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
New technologies
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Non-ionizing radiation
|
