Electromagnetic Hyper Sensitivity - Statement by the "Robin des Toits" association (4/11/2014)
Electromagnetic Hyper Sensitivity (EHS) is a growing health problem that urgently requires a public policy commensurate with the extent of the observed pathology. Data from Sweden reveals the scale of the problem. Following public initiatives, the proportion of the population affected by the pathology was estimated at 10%.
1)Basic elements of a public policy
The first step is public political recognition of the facts. This has happened in Sweden. A number of international scientific studies exist. A very full study was carried out by the ARTAC organisation in Paris. It is being prepared for international publication. It establishes the medical identity of the pathology, divided into two levels of acuteness:
EMFIS – Electromagnetic Field Intolerance Syndrome
EHS – Electromagnetic Hyper Sensitivity
a)This identity comprises chemical features, pathological symptoms, vegetative symptoms, behavioural disorders.
b)It includes physiological markers: a specific brain profile excluding psychological causes established by pulsed Doppler echo, specific stress protein tests and electromagnetic stimulation tests establishing various types of electromagnetic emissions as the cause.
Identified sources: mobile phones, all Wi-Fi, relay antennas, high-voltage lines, etc.
2)Current medico-scientific situation
The electromagnetic nature of the causes of EHS has been clearly and fully established. It is therefore clearly the duty of all types of decision-makers to define practical steps. The first step is to publicly recognise the facts and then their consequences, which are of two types: personal and social.
Personal consequences
Various types and levels of pain.
Acute cases are frequent.
Social consequences
Not being able to enter a wide range of locations because of the emitters they contain is a social handicap. Work, commercial, cultural, technical etc. premises. The consequences may extend to serious social exclusion. Significant impact on the family is frequent. It is no exaggeration to compare this with leprosy in the Middle Ages.
3)Necessary measures
Dissemination of fully public information. It should be clear and precise. Urging people to take local precautions and on principle rejecting any temptation to affect reputations or use irony.
The information disseminated should include the contact details of associations working on this subject.
Involving associations in public dissemination.
Organising public information meetings, to which victims and associations are invited.
Pointing out that in very many cases, cable connections are not only effective but in general of better technical quality.
Ensuring public distribution of the booklet written by inhabitants suffering from EHS.
A complete ban on Wi-Fi against which there is no protection.
One measure would prove that the public authorities can indeed show awareness:
complying with the Council of Europe's call to set the maximum exposure limit (MEL) at 0.6volts per metre.
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