According to a new study by the Mayo Clinic, however, this fear may be completely unfounded. The 4.5-month study initiated 300 tests using two cellular phones from two different carriers. Out of the 75 patient care rooms tested there were zero cases of interference with a total of 192 medical devices. The study has a confidence level of 95%.
This study is proving what studies of cellphone use on airplanes have shown: cellphones do not cause enough interference to be a risk to electrical equipment.
Now, a loud talker on a cellphone may present a health risk to himself whether he takes a call on a plane or in a hospital, but as far as the cellphone itself being a danger in a hospital or airplane, that's a negative.
Read more from the Mayo Clinic study.
USER COMMENTS 2 comment(s)
|Most (2:01pm EST Mon Mar 12 2007)
Hospitals I have been in recently have allowed cell phones…
I think a lot are allowing them even before the study, but nice to see a study proving this. – by asdfasdfasd
|Interference with equipment isn't the issue (3:16pm EST Mon Mar 12 2007)
At my local hospital, the “no mobile phone” signs remain up.
This is so that the limited bandwidth of the local comms mast can be used for pagers and phones for the staff.
It's well known by the medical professionals that mobile phones are not a risk as they use them all the time!
– by TribalTalker