Open AccessAugmented reality game-related injury
Author(s) -
Kate Gemma Richards,
Kai Yuen Wong,
Muhammad Adil Abbas Khan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2017-224012
Subject(s) - medicine , ambulatory , mobile phone , augmented reality , phone , medical emergency , internet privacy , smart phone , human–computer interaction , surgery , computer science , telecommunications , linguistics , philosophy
There are an increasing number of injuries associated with ambulatory mobile phone use. Pokémon Go is one of the first widely used mobile phone augmented reality games and generated substantial media interest. We present a case of electrical burns in a Pokémon Go player and review literature on ambulatory mobile phone injuries.