Head and Neck Injuries Due to br Cellphone Use Are Rising, Says Study.br Conducted by researchers at Rutgers br New Jersey Medical School, the first-of-br its-kind study was published in ' JAMA br Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery.'.br Over a 20 year period, the study states br that 2,501 people were treated at the br hospital for head and neck injuries due to br accidents that occurred during cellphone use.br On a national scale, the br number equates to 76,000 br people likely treated for such injuries.br Since 2007, the number of br injuries have increased sharply.br You walk in the city and you see everyone just looking at their phones ... I don’t think people are aware of how fragile we are as humans ... Be aware that you can hurt yourself, Dr. Boris Paskhover, Lead Study Author, via NBC News.br While most of the cases required minimal br to no treatment, one third of the cases br involved the head, including injuries to br the brain sustained from a fall.br ... don’t be distracted — period. Be self-aware. Answer a text message, fine, but you shouldn’t be walking around reading articles on your phone, Dr.