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Acute effects of the electromagnetic waves emitted by mobile phones on attention in emergency physicians.

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Altuntas G, Sadoglu D, Ardic S, Yilmaz H, Imamoglu M, Turedi S. · 2017

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The study found that mobile phone electromagnetic waves had no harmful effect on attention and concentration in emergency physicians and improved selective attention.

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The study was a single-center, prospective, randomized, double-blinded trial involving 30 emergency physicians randomly assigned to two groups. The control group held a mobile phone in 'off' mode to their left ear for 15 minutes, while the intervention group held a phone in 'on' mode, exposing them to 900-1800 MHz electromagnetic waves for the same period. Total performance, total figures marked, percentile, and attention fluctuation did not differ between groups, but the intervention group missed fewer figures, made fewer incorrect marks, and showed better focus.

Why This Matters

The study aimed to examine the acute effects of mobile phone electromagnetic waves on attention in emergency physicians. After the exposure period, the d2 attention test was administered again and group differences were compared.

Exposure Information

A logarithmic frequency spectrum from 10 Hz to 100 GHz showing where this study's 1.80 GHz exposure sits relative to common EMF sources.Where This Frequency Sits on the EMF SpectrumELFVLFLF / MFHF / VHFUHFSHFmm10 Hz100 GHzThis study: 1.80 GHzPower lines50/60 Hz5G mm28 GHzLogarithmic scale

Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 900-1800MHz Duration: 15 min

Study Details

The purpose of this study was to investigate the acute effects of the electromagnetic waves (EMW) emitted by mobile phones on attention in emergency physicians.

This single-center, prospective, randomized, double-blinded clinical study was performed among emerg...

Difference between initial and final d2 test in total performance (TN-E, p=0.319), in total number o...

According to our study findings, the EMW emitted by mobile phones has no deleterious effect on the attention and concentration levels of emergency physicians, and even has a positive impact on selective attention levels.

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Altuntas G, Sadoglu D, Ardic S, Yilmaz H, Imamoglu M, Turedi S. (2017). Acute effects of the electromagnetic waves emitted by mobile phones on attention in emergency physicians. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Nov 13. pii: S0735-6757(17)30940-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.11.031.
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@article{g_2017_acute_effects_of_the_1830,
  author = {Altuntas G and Sadoglu D and Ardic S and Yilmaz H and Imamoglu M and Turedi S.},
  title = {Acute effects of the electromagnetic waves emitted by mobile phones on attention in emergency physicians.},
  year = {2017},
  
  url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29157789/},
}
PubMed: 29157789

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Quick Questions About This Study

It was a single-center, prospective, randomized, double-blinded clinical trial involving 30 emergency physicians.
The intervention group held a mobile phone in 'on' mode to their left ear for 15 minutes, exposing them to 900-1800 MHz electromagnetic waves.
Total performance, total figures marked, percentile, and attention fluctuation did not differ between groups. The intervention group missed fewer figures, made fewer incorrect marks, and showed better focus.
They concluded that the electromagnetic waves had no deleterious effect on attention and concentration and even had a positive impact on selective attention.