Head and neck injuries related to phones were relatively rare up until 2007, when rates shot up following the release of the iPhone, according to researchers.
The researchers used the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System database on emergency room visits from approximately 100 U.S. hospitals to carry out the study.
The majority of patients hurt their head, followed by the face, including the eye and nose area, and lastly the neck. Lacerations were the most common injury, followed by contusions or abrasions and internal organ injuries—mostly traumatic brain injuries. For instance, some were hit in the face, or were harmed when batteries exploded. Some suffered concussion.
Based on the 2,501 cases, the team estimated a total of 76,043 such injuries likely occurred across the U.S. between 1998 and 2017. Of those, an estimated 14,150 involved people who were distracted. That included 90 playing Pokémon Go. She said as the numbers were taken from a database on medical settings, the findings could be an underestimate of the problem.
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