We all know texting while driving is dangerous and sometimes fatal, but what about texting while walking?
Well, new studies have found texting while walking may be just as dangerous and result in injuries.
Fifteen-hundred people were sent to emergency rooms due to injuries related to distracted texting in 2010.
Study authors cannot determine how many injuries could have been avoided if walkers were not using cell phones.
But when researchers looked at the federal emergency room database they found those 30 and under were more likely to have injuries from walking and using cell phones, with those ages 21 through 25 sustaining the most injuries.
You can find the article in the August issue of Journal Accident Analysis and Prevention.
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Reporting on Health Matters, I’m Lyssa Hansen.