Smartphone use during ambulation and pedestrian trauma: a public health concern.

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Citation: The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2018 Aug 17PMID: 30124625Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: Surgery/Plastic SurgeryForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleYear: 2018Local holdings: Available online from MWHC library: 1995 - present, Available in print through MWHC library: 1999 - 2006ISSN:
  • 2163-0755
Name of journal: The journal of trauma and acute care surgeryAbstract: EVIDENCE LEVEL: V STUDY TYPE: Prognostic and epidemiological.Smartphone ownership among the American populace has more than doubled over the past decade. Despite significant improvements in global connectivity and accessibility of information associated with smartphone technology, there has been a concurrent rise in pedestrian traumas secondary to smartphone-related distracted behaviors over the same time period. The prevalence of smartphone-related distraction among ambulating pedestrians, the impact of smartphone-related distracted ambulation on gait, attention, and cognition, and the most common mechanisms of injury resulting from distracted ambulation have been well-established in the literature. However, there are critical knowledge gaps regarding the incidence of injuries and fatalities due to smartphone-related distracted ambulation. Patterns of injury and increased risk of injury due to distracted ambulation are also unknown. There have been a paucity of interventional and legislative efforts to combat smartphone-related distracted ambulation. This review summarizes the current state of knowledge regarding the impact of distracted behaviors on pedestrian trauma and discusses interventional and legislative efforts to minimize the risk of cellphone-related injuries.All authors: DeFazio MV, Gary CS, Lakhiani C, Masden DL, Song DHFiscal year: FY2019Digital Object Identifier: Date added to catalog: 2018-08-23
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Journal Article MedStar Authors Catalog Article 30124625 Available 30124625

Available online from MWHC library: 1995 - present, Available in print through MWHC library: 1999 - 2006

EVIDENCE LEVEL: V STUDY TYPE: Prognostic and epidemiological.

Smartphone ownership among the American populace has more than doubled over the past decade. Despite significant improvements in global connectivity and accessibility of information associated with smartphone technology, there has been a concurrent rise in pedestrian traumas secondary to smartphone-related distracted behaviors over the same time period. The prevalence of smartphone-related distraction among ambulating pedestrians, the impact of smartphone-related distracted ambulation on gait, attention, and cognition, and the most common mechanisms of injury resulting from distracted ambulation have been well-established in the literature. However, there are critical knowledge gaps regarding the incidence of injuries and fatalities due to smartphone-related distracted ambulation. Patterns of injury and increased risk of injury due to distracted ambulation are also unknown. There have been a paucity of interventional and legislative efforts to combat smartphone-related distracted ambulation. This review summarizes the current state of knowledge regarding the impact of distracted behaviors on pedestrian trauma and discusses interventional and legislative efforts to minimize the risk of cellphone-related injuries.

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