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Injuries Associated With Standing Electric Scooter Use

Author(s) -

Tarak Trivedi,

Charles Liu,

Anna Liza Antonio,

Natasha Wheaton,

Vanessa Kreger,

Anna Yap,

David L. Schriger,

Joann G. Elmore

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

jama network open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2574-3805

DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.7381

Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , retrospective cohort study , metropolitan area , cohort , poison control , occupational safety and health , injury prevention , medical emergency , physical therapy , emergency medicine , surgery , physics , pathology , optics

Key Points Question What are the types of injuries associated with standing electric scooter use and the characteristics and behaviors of injured patients? Findings In this study of a case series, 249 patients presented to the emergency department with injuries associated with electric scooter use during a 1-year period, with 10.8% of patients younger than 18 years and only 4.4% of riders documented to be wearing a helmet. The most common injuries were fractures (31.7%), head injuries (40.2%), and soft-tissue injuries (27.7%). Meaning In this study, injuries associated with electric scooter use were common, ranged in severity, and suggest low rates of adherence to existing regulations around rider age and low rates of helmet use.

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