ArticleDer Unfallchirurg2021
[E-scooter accidents and their consequences : First prospective analysis of the injury rate and injury patterns in the urban area of a German city with over 1 million residents].
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- E-Scooter-Associated Injury Types and Injury Severity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Severe Injuries in E-Scooter Accidents: An Evaluation of Data From the TraumaRegister DGU.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2025Observational
- Characteristics of e-scooter and bicycle injuries at a university hospital in a large German city - a one-year analysis.Injury epidemiology · 2025Article
- Continuously increasing e-scooter accidents and their possible prevention in a large European city.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Article
- Electric scooter - related CT - positive brain injuries: a five - year single - centre experience overview.Neurosurgical review · 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
- The Documentation of Injuries Caused by Traffic Accidents.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2024Review
- [E-scooter, e-bike and bicycle injuries in the same period-A prospective analysis of a level 1 trauma center].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023Article
- Trauma Characteristics Associated with E-Scooter Accidents in Switzerland-A Case Series Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- [One and a half years of e-scooters in Hamburg].Rechtsmedizin (Berlin, Germany) · 2023Article
- E-scooter driving under the acute influence of alcohol-a real-driving fitness study.International journal of legal medicine · 2022Article
- Is the Use of Segways or E-Scooters in Urban Areas a Potential Health Risk? A Comparison of Trauma Consequences.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Characteristics of Electric Scooter and Bicycle Injuries After Introduction of Electric Scooter Rentals in Oslo, Norway.JAMA network open · 2022Article
- E-scooter related injuries: Using natural language processing to rapidly search 36 million medical notes.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundSince their approval in Germany in June 2019 e‑scooters have become increasingly more popular; however, with growing popularity and easy access for everybody the number of accidents has increased, sometimes even resulting in severe injuries.
objectiveThe purpose of this study was to collect demographic data and analyze injury patterns of accidents due to e‑scooter use in a large German city and to give suggestions on future safety concepts and rules of conduct.
methodsAll patients who presented at the interdisciplinary emergency room of the Klinikum rechts der Isar, University hospital of the Technical University in Munich between 1 July 2019 and 1 April 2020 after suffering an e‑scooter accident were included in this study. Demographic data as well as information with respect to the trauma mechanism were prospectively collected.
resultsDuring the study period 60 patients were identified of which 34 (56.7%) were male with an average age of 34.7 years (range 18-73 years) at the time of the accident. Of the patients 22 rode the e‑scooter under the influence of alcohol and only 1 wore a helmet. The head was the most injured body region, followed by the upper and lower extremities and 2 (3.3%) patients were severely injured with an injury severity score (ISS) ≥16.
conclusionDue to the growing popularity of e‑scooter use more injuries have been registered. The head was the most affected body region, therefore emphasis should be put on wearing a helmet. Furthermore, strict rules and more police controls should take place to identify and reduce the number of accident victims under the influence of alcohol.
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