NOBILO: There is no point in denying it. Our phones are now everything, and there are more of them in the world than people around 9 billion. But if you are using them when you are out and about, it might be time to lift your head up. A new study said that injuries to the face and head are on the rise and that phones are to blame. They say that most injuries occur to people between the ages of 13 and 29. Cuts to the face and the head were the most common, and they were due to distracted driving and walking and texting with a cell phone. People tell me the full contact martial arts are dangerous. The study says that injuries were infrequent in 2007 and then they rose dramatically. 2007 was the year that Apple introduced the first "iPhone". The study seems to be an obvious expression of the effect that our digital lives are having on us. It may be that every now and again, seeing what's happening beyond our phones would be beneficial unless you are watching clips of THE BRIEF, of course. On that deeply hypocritical note, I bid you good night. "World Sports" is next. END
Study: Phone Related Injuries Are On The Rise.