Standing electric scooter injuries: Impact on a community.
Bicycle lanes
Electric scooters
Helmet use
Injury prevention
Pedestrian
Journal
American journal of surgery
ISSN: 1879-1883
Titre abrégé: Am J Surg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0370473
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 2021
01 2021
Historique:
received:
04
04
2020
revised:
20
07
2020
accepted:
20
07
2020
pubmed:
12
8
2020
medline:
12
2
2021
entrez:
12
8
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This study investigates the impact of standing electric scooter-related injuries within an entire integrated hospital system. We performed a retrospective review of patients involved in standing electric scooter incidents presenting throughout an urban hospital network over a 10 month period. Rates of Google searches of scooter-related terms performed locally were used as a surrogate for ride frequency. Injury, mechanism, and cost data were analyzed. Data on 248 patients were reviewed. Twenty-three (9%) were under 18 years old. Loss of balance was the most common cause of injury accounting for nearly half, while tripping over a scooter 14 (6%) affected the elderly disproportionately. Eight (3%) riders wore helmets. All TBI and closed head injuries occurred in unhelmeted patients. Most incidents occurred in the street, only one in a bicycle lane. Facilities costs were greater for patients under the influence of alcohol and marijuana. Policies related to the use of mandated safety equipment, dedicated bicycle lanes, and the proper storage of empty vehicles should be further investigated.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
This study investigates the impact of standing electric scooter-related injuries within an entire integrated hospital system.
METHODS
We performed a retrospective review of patients involved in standing electric scooter incidents presenting throughout an urban hospital network over a 10 month period. Rates of Google searches of scooter-related terms performed locally were used as a surrogate for ride frequency. Injury, mechanism, and cost data were analyzed.
RESULTS
Data on 248 patients were reviewed. Twenty-three (9%) were under 18 years old. Loss of balance was the most common cause of injury accounting for nearly half, while tripping over a scooter 14 (6%) affected the elderly disproportionately. Eight (3%) riders wore helmets. All TBI and closed head injuries occurred in unhelmeted patients. Most incidents occurred in the street, only one in a bicycle lane. Facilities costs were greater for patients under the influence of alcohol and marijuana.
CONCLUSION
Policies related to the use of mandated safety equipment, dedicated bicycle lanes, and the proper storage of empty vehicles should be further investigated.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32778397
pii: S0002-9610(20)30449-9
doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.07.020
pmc: PMC7933485
mid: NIHMS1675442
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
227-232Subventions
Organisme : NIGMS NIH HHS
ID : T32 GM008042
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest All authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
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