Estudio detecta aumento en lesiones faciales relacionadas con teléfonos celulares

Study detects increase in facial injuries related to cell phones

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Study detects increase in facial injuries related to cell phones

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10/12/2019

A study published on Thursday detected an increase in the treatment of injuries in a US emergency room, caused by cell phones.

The majority of these accidents, indicates the investigation consulted by AP, were in minors.

Facial cuts, bruises and fractures are the risks of carelessly using mobile devices.

The investigation was conducted by a facial plastic surgeon whose patients include a woman who broke her nose when the phone was dropped on her face. Dr. Boris Paskhover, of the Rutgers School of Medicine, New Jersey, said his experience in treating patients with cell phone injuries led him to investigate the

Paskhover and other colleagues analyzed 20 years of emergency room data and found an increase in cell phone injuries as of 2006, when the first smartphones were introduced.

However, Paskhover said that many of the injuries and bruises were caused by distraction while using the device, including sending or checking text messages while walking, as well as tripping and landing face down on the sidewalk.

Most of the patients in the study were not hospitalized, but the researchers said the problem should be taken seriously.

The investigation included cases in a database of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. which collects information from visits to the emergency room of approximately 100 hospitals. The researchers counted 2,500 patients with head and neck injuries related to cell phones from 1998 to 2017.

The study was published in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology.

Nationally, they estimated that there were about 76,000 people injured during that time. Annual cases totaled less than 2,000 until 2006, but increased sharply after that. About 40% of the injured were between 13 and 29 years old, and many were injured while walking, texting or driving.

The use of cell phones has also been linked to repetitive strain injuries to the hands and neck, and injuries to other parts of the body caused by distracted use.

"I love my smartphone," said Paskhover, but added that it is easy to absorb too much and avoid injuries requires common sense.

"People didn't walk reading a magazine," he said. "Be careful".