Title: Selfie Deaths on the Rise<br/>Author: Jon Mark Hirshon<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/96/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p> <strong>Why are selfie deaths on the rise?</strong></p> <p> People travel everywhere now with their camera equipped smart phones. Capturing a selfie while travelling is very common. This leads to more distracted people and lack of situational-awareness.</p> <p> </p> <p> <strong>Where and how do these deaths occur?</strong></p> <p> Selfies taken from a height, on a bridge, near motorized traffic, during thunderstorms, at sporting events and near wild animals</p> <p> </p> <p> <strong>Other information:</strong></p> <ul> <li> So far in 2016 India has reports more selfie deaths than any other country</li> <li> In 2015 more people were killed taking a selfie then by shark attacks</li> <li> Countries have taken action by creating no selfie zones in at risk areas</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> Submitted by Dr. Laura Diegelmann</p> <fieldset><legend>References</legend>
<p> Flaherty GT, Choi J; <u>The 'selfie' phenomenon: reducing the risk of harm while using smartphones during international travel.</u> J Travel Med. 2016 Feb 8;23(2).</p> <p> </p> <p> -Other info sources;</p> <p> "Mumbai sets no-selfie zones as deaths linked to selfies rise". The Big Story. Retrieved 25 February 2016.</p> <p> </p> <p> Annie Gowen (14 January 2016). "More people died taking selfies in India last year than anywhere else in the world — The Washington Post". The Washington Post. Retrieved 6 March 2016.</p> <p> </p> <p> Horton, Helena (22 September 2015). "More people have died by taking selfies this year than by shark attacks". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 September 2015.</p> </fieldset>