ArticleBMJ open2019
Injury from electric scooters in Copenhagen: a retrospective cohort study.
Article in BMJ open, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04960020 (A New Etiological Cause for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury), which is not on this map. Cited by 61 papers.
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A New Etiological Cause for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: E-Scooter
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61 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Unconventional mobility, conventional trauma: a comparative analysis of e-scooter-related fractures.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Article
- Impact of modern recreational conveyances on rates of pediatric craniofacial fractures.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2024Article
- Epidemiology and Characteristics of Ankle and Foot Injuries in Electric Scooter-Related Accidents.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2024Article
- E-scooter accidents-epidemiology and injury patterns: 3-year results from a level 1 trauma center in Germany.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Article
- Characteristics and Injury Patterns in Traumatic Brain Injury Related to E-Scooter Use in Riga, Latvia: Multicenter Case Series.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo analyse injuries related to manual and electric scooter use from January 2016 up to and including July 2019.
settingElectric scooter rental services were launched in Denmark in January 2019. The services were provided by private companies. Although rules for handling and riding scooters have been established, no reports either before or after introduction of electric scooters anticipated the full extent of use, and injuries to riders and pedestrians.
participantsAll patient records mentioning manual or electric scooters. Records were reviewed, and data were stratified according to two groups: manual and electric scooters.
interventionsA predefined survey was completed in all cases where 'scooter' was present. This contained variables such as type of scooter, type of participant, mechanism of injury, acuity, intoxication, referral to treatment facility. OUTCOME MEASURES: Among incidents involving scooters, summary statistics on continuous and categorical variables of interest were reported.
results468 scooter-related injuries were recorded. We found that manual scooter riders were more likely to be children under the age of 15; fall alone-involving no other party; sustain contusions, sprains and lacerations; and bruise either their fingers or toes. Riders of electric scooters were likely to be 18-25 years, sustain facial bruising and lacerations requiring sutures, and be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Non-riders of electric scooters were mostly elderly people who tripped over scooters, consequently sustaining moderate to severe injuries.
conclusionThere were two different types of population sustaining injuries from manual and electric scooters, respectively. The proportion of non-riders injured by electric scooters were surprisingly large (17%), and while electric scooters are here to stay, several apparently preventable injuries occur as a result of reckless driving and discarded electric scooters. Current rules for usage might not prevent unnecessary accidents and secure traffic safety and the lives of older individuals.
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