CONSEQUENCES OF CRITICALLY CONSTANT INTERACTIONS WITH A SMARTPHONE IN A PANDEMIC
In this article, the author examines the importance and necessity of protecting physicaland psychological health by controlling the use of mobile phones and smartphones in a pandemic, aswell as ways to counter potential harm to human life. The study of the problem was carried out at thelocal level, the main sources were on-line questioning of students, scientific research related to thegeneral problem considered in this work. An analysis of the statistical results of a survey of universitystudents will be carried out, which made it possible to identify a deterioration in the situation in thecontext of a global pandemic, as a result of which, educational institutions change the full-time formof education to on-line, which increases the number of forced calls to the device, which, togetherwith self-isolation, results in spending time with these gadgets to a new, higher level. The influenceof electromagnetic radiation on human health, the effect of the screen parameters and the timeallocated to the device on the visual system, as well as the likely consequences, the possible effect onthe cervical spine and deviations in the psychological health of a person will be considered. Topicallyrelevant scientific articles of other researchers and authors are analyzed, as well as some data fromopen sources. The result of the work is to consider the main vectors of influence on the body andpropose a number of significant solutions to reduce the harm done to the human body as a whole,which is necessary due to the increase in the number of requests, the lack of knowledge in this topicin a pandemic and the uncontrolled use of smartphones. Conclusion: according to the results of theanalysis of scientific works and the statistical result of the survey of students, it was revealed that inthe context of a general pandemic, the harm caused by mobile devices and smartphones increasesdue to an increase in the time of use, both forced and voluntary. Based on the results of the studiescarried out, it can be argued that control of the correct use of the electronic devices discussed in thearticle will lead to a partial parry of possible such damage, both physical and psychological, which isespecially important in a pandemic.