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ArticleAmerican journal of surgery2021

Standing electric scooter injuries: Impact on a community.

Matthew B Bloom, Ali Noorzad, Carol Lin, Milton Little, Ernest Y Lee, Daniel R Margulies, Sam S Torbati

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Article in American journal of surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
18.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 101 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Orthopedic Injuries Caused by Electric Scooters: A Systematic Review.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2025
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  14. Characteristics and costs of electric scooter injuries in Helsinki: a retrospective cohort study.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2022
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  17. Electric Scooter-Related Trauma in Korea.Journal of Korean medical science · 2022
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  20. Micromobility Users' Behaviour and Perceived Risk during Meeting Manoeuvres.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Matthew B BloomDepartment of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: Matthew.Bloom@cshs.org.
Ali NoorzadDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: Ali.Noorzad@cshs.org.
Carol LinDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: Carol.Lin@cshs.org.
Milton LittleDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: Milton.Little@cshs.org.
Ernest Y LeeUCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training Program, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: Ernest.Lee@ucla.edu.
Daniel R MarguliesDepartment of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: Daniel.Margulies@cshs.org.
Sam S TorbatiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: Sam.Torbati@cshs.org.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · USCalifornia Institute of Technology · US

Funding

UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training ProgramT32GM008042 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI AJIJOLA, OLUJIMI A, DAWSON, DAVID WAYNE · 1985 to 2023
$29.9M
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008042
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study investigates the impact of standing electric scooter-related injuries within an entire integrated hospital system.

methodsWe 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.

resultsData 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.

conclusionPolicies related to the use of mandated safety equipment, dedicated bicycle lanes, and the proper storage of empty vehicles should be further investigated.

Indexed as

Off-Road Motor VehiclesAccidental InjuriesAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesYoung AdultBicycle lanesElectric scootersHelmet useInjury preventionPedestrian

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PMID32778397
PMCPMC7933485
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