Impact of the Rising Number of Rentable E-scooter Accidents on Emergency Care in Berlin 6 Months After the Introduction: A Maxillofacial Perspective.
e-scooter
electronic scooters
emergency care
oral maxillofacial surgery
trauma
Journal
Craniomaxillofacial trauma & reconstruction
ISSN: 1943-3875
Titre abrégé: Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101541666
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2021
Mar 2021
Historique:
entrez:
22
2
2021
pubmed:
23
2
2021
medline:
23
2
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Retrospective study of all patients presented at our emergency department after an accident while riding an e-scooter between 15 June 2019 and 15 December 2019. Out of this group, we subgrouped all patients with injuries to the head and neck area. Shared e-scooter systems have recently been introduced in many big cities worldwide and are becoming increasingly popular. This retrospective study aimed to give a detailed overview of clinical data on consequences of e-scooter accidents, with particular attention to the maxillofacial point of view. We performed a single-center retrospective study of all patients presented at our emergency department after an accident while riding an e-scooter between June 15, 2019 and December 15, 2019. Within the observation period, 43 patients (mean age of 32 years; range: 17-64 years) suffered from an accident while riding an e-scooter. Of these, 25 patients (58%) required maxillofacial treatment whereby 9 patients (36%) suffered a fracture (56% fracture of the mandible; 33% fracture of the nasal bone; 11% fracture of the maxilla). Six patients required maxillofacial surgical treatment. Twelve patients (28%) stated to have been driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident (blood alcohol level between 0.77 g/L and 2.32 g/L). None of the patients used body protection, and only one patient wore a helmet (2%). With the introduction of shared e-scooter systems, health-care facilities are faced with an increasing number of accidents related to the use of e-scooters, suffering from a high percentage of injuries in the maxillofacial region. Facial injuries might be reduced by the mandatory use of a helmet with faceguard. The trauma mechanism, in particular, seems to differ from other common trauma cases and needs to be examined more closely.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33613835
doi: 10.1177/1943387520940180
pii: 10.1177_1943387520940180
pmc: PMC7868514
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
43-48Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2020.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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