{"id":297001,"date":"2024-04-04T18:36:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T23:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/selfie-deaths-are-public-health-problem-at-tourist-hotspots"},"modified":"2024-04-04T18:37:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T23:37:09","slug":"selfie-deaths-are-public-health-problem-at-tourist-hotspots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/selfie-deaths-are-public-health-problem-at-tourist-hotspots","title":{"rendered":"Selfie Deaths Are \u2018Public Well being Drawback\u2019 at Vacationer Hotspots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"98.2996057819\">\n<p>We\u2019ve all been there: visiting a national monument to soak in the landscape or architecture, only to be thwarted by selfie-stick-welding influencers and social media lovers, all trying to get the perfect shot.<\/p>\n<p>They love pretending to move buildings with their hands, catching suns and moons, or, for the extremist selfie-lover, hovering precariously over dangerous heights.<\/p>\n<p>However, according to a University of South Wales study, the latter choice has claimed hundreds of lives globally.<\/p>\n<h2>Hundreds of Lives Lost<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1251424\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1251424\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1251424 size-full perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Woman traveler taking selfie near beach\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Woman-traveler-taking-selfie-near-beach.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Woman-traveler-taking-selfie-near-beach.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Woman-traveler-taking-selfie-near-beach-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Woman-traveler-taking-selfie-near-beach-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Woman-traveler-taking-selfie-near-beach-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Woman-traveler-taking-selfie-near-beach-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Woman-traveler-taking-selfie-near-beach-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1251424 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Woman-traveler-taking-selfie-near-beach.jpg\" alt=\"Woman traveler taking selfie near beach\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Woman-traveler-taking-selfie-near-beach.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Woman-traveler-taking-selfie-near-beach-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Woman-traveler-taking-selfie-near-beach-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Woman-traveler-taking-selfie-near-beach-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Woman-traveler-taking-selfie-near-beach-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Woman-traveler-taking-selfie-near-beach-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1251424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Shutterstock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There is little surprise that fatalities are on the rise: One only needs a cursory Internet search to see countless videos of young\u00a0thrill-seekers dangling from construction site cranes, atop lofty skyscrapers, or in parkour-related danger. It was only a matter of time before accidents would happen, and a study published by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jmir.org\/2023\/1\/e47202\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Journal of Medical Internet Research<\/a> proves how deadly selfie-taking can be.<\/p>\n<p>Three scientists from different departments- the Beach Safety Research Group, the School of Population Health, and the School of Environmental Health- collaborated to research how selfie-related injuries were reported in national and global media.<\/p>\n<p>The study focused on cases in Australia and the United States between October and December 2022, using \u201cenvironmental scan technology to screen causal factors\u201d related to selfie accidents. The study aimed to provide land managers and public health authorities with evidence to mitigate selfie-related deaths, such as no-selfie signs.<\/p>\n<h2>An Average Age of 22 Years<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1162463\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1162463\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1162463 size-full perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Enjoying vacation in Greece. Young traveling woman with national greek flag taking selfie on view of Athens city and Acropolis\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/selfie-traveler.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/selfie-traveler.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/selfie-traveler-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/selfie-traveler-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/selfie-traveler-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/selfie-traveler-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/selfie-traveler-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/selfie-traveler-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1162463 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/selfie-traveler.jpg\" alt=\"Enjoying vacation in Greece. Young traveling woman with national greek flag taking selfie on view of Athens city and Acropolis\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/selfie-traveler.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/selfie-traveler-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/selfie-traveler-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/selfie-traveler-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/selfie-traveler-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/selfie-traveler-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/selfie-traveler-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1162463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: kudla\/Shutterstock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The data show some alarming figures, with the most prominent form of death falling from heights, while drowning was the second most common cause. Of the twelve media-reported cases studied (admittedly a small testing group), there were four injuries and eight fatalities.<\/p>\n<p>However, another sobering statistic is that the majority of accidents happened to female tourist photographers and that the average age of a selfie accident victim was 22 years old \u2014 incredibly young but hardly surprising.<\/p>\n<h2>A Growing Problem<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1209541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1209541\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1209541 size-full perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sad-Man-on-a-Carnival-Ride.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sad-Man-on-a-Carnival-Ride.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sad-Man-on-a-Carnival-Ride-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sad-Man-on-a-Carnival-Ride-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sad-Man-on-a-Carnival-Ride-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sad-Man-on-a-Carnival-Ride-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sad-Man-on-a-Carnival-Ride-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1209541 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sad-Man-on-a-Carnival-Ride.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sad-Man-on-a-Carnival-Ride.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sad-Man-on-a-Carnival-Ride-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sad-Man-on-a-Carnival-Ride-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sad-Man-on-a-Carnival-Ride-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sad-Man-on-a-Carnival-Ride-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sad-Man-on-a-Carnival-Ride-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1209541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Shutterstock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the earliest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.up.com\/aboutup\/community\/inside_track\/selfie-tragedy-12-7-2016.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">examples<\/a> of a tragic selfie death happened in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2011, when three teenagers aged 13-15 years lost their lives after a Union Pacific train ran into them; the image was discovered on their phones. The haunting message, \u201cStanding right by a train, ahaha this is awesome,\u201d appeared on Facebook before the accident.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More recently,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/us-news\/5912640\/mum-plunged-100ft-perfect-selfie-rock-edge-climbing-barrier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">The Sun<\/a> reports Rosy Loomba, a 38-year-old Australian, was taking selfies at Boroka Lookout in Grampians National Park in Victoria, Australia. The famous viewing spot is nicknamed \u201cSelfie Rock,\u201d but Loomba took her selfie obsession too far as she hopped a fence, looking for a better angle. This decision to get a better angle was fatal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>A Public Health Risk<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1222225\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1222225\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1222225 size-full perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Handsome tourist\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/male-influencer.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/male-influencer.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/male-influencer-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/male-influencer-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/male-influencer-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/male-influencer-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/male-influencer-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1222225 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/male-influencer.jpg\" alt=\"Handsome tourist\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/male-influencer.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/male-influencer-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/male-influencer-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/male-influencer-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/male-influencer-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/male-influencer-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1222225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Shutterstock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The study concludes with an insistence that these selfie-related dangers be viewed as a\u00a0public health problem needing a \u201cpublic risk communication response.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Due to their casual appearance, selfies have not raised the necessary alarm, with no behavior change methodologies consulted. With hundreds of selfie-related deaths reported globally since 2011, it must only be a matter of time before authorities take this phenomenon more seriously.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/study-selfie-deaths-public-health-problem\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve all been there: visiting a national monument to soak in the landscape or architecture, only to be thwarted by selfie-stick-welding influencers and social media [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-297001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297001\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}