Experts warn of the high risk of injury to computers

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Personal computers have become so firmly established in the life of a modern person that hardly anyone would risk giving up their use today. However, as American experts warn, working with a PC can be very traumatic if you do not follow basic safety rules. Otherwise, a bruise of the head or limbs is guaranteed.

Between 1994 and 2006, computer-related injuries increased sevenfold from 1994 to 2006, according to a research institute at the Ohio Children's National Hospital and Ohio University College of Medicine. Back pain and blurred vision are now accompanied by limb injuries and head bruises. Children are usually the most severely affected.

43.4% of all injured are children. In this case, children most often injure their own heads. In adults, the most common injury is limb injury.

These are mainly sprains, bruises from contact with computer equipment. In addition, users fall on computers or computers fall on them. Most of the injuries (93%) were at home. The most traumatic item is a monitor. In 1994, the monitor somehow led to 11.6% of all registered injuries, in 2003 - to 37.1%, in 2006 - to 25.1%. The decrease in the level of injuries in 2006 compared to 2003 was attributed to the replacement of bulky cathode ray tube monitors with liquid crystal monitors, which are lighter and more convenient to move.

Doctors believe that most accidents could be avoided, writes rosbalt.ru. To do this, owners of personal computers just need to follow fairly simple safety rules, for example, hide electrical wires, do not overestimate their capabilities when carrying computer equipment, and do not allow children to take food and drinks by the computer.