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ArticleInjury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention2021

Injury patterns and circumstances associated with electric scooter collisions: a scoping review.

Manish Toofany, Sasha Mohsenian, Leona K Shum, Herbert Chan, Jeffrey R Brubacher

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Manish ToofanyFaculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Sasha MohsenianFaculty of Science, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Leona K ShumDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Herbert ChanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Jeffrey R BrubacherDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada jeff.brubacher@ubc.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-4866-4231

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundElectric scooters are personal mobility devices that have risen in popularity worldwide since 2017. Emerging reports suggest that both riders and other road users, such as pedestrians and cyclists, have been injured in electric scooter-associated incidents. We undertook a scoping review of the current literature to evaluate the injury patterns and circumstances of electric scooter-associated injuries.

methodsA scoping review of literature published from 2010 to 2020 was undertaken following accepted guidelines. Relevant articles were identified in Medline, Embase, SafetyLit and Transport Research International Documentation using terms related to electric scooters, injuries and incident circumstances. Supplemental searches were conducted to identify relevant grey literature (non-peer-reviewed reports).

resultsTwenty-eight peer-reviewed studies and nine grey literature records were included in the review. The current literature surrounding electric scooter-associated injuries mainly comprises retrospective case series reporting clinical variables. Factors relating to injury circumstances are inconsistently reported. Findings suggest that the head, upper extremities and lower extremities are particularly vulnerable in electric scooter falls or collisions, while injuries to the chest and abdomen are less common. Injury severity was inconsistently reported, but most reported injuries were minor. Low rates of helmet use among electric scooter users were noted in several studies.

conclusionElectric scooters leave riders vulnerable to traumatic injuries of varying severity. Future work should prospectively collect standardised data that include information on the context of the injury event and key clinical variables. Research on interventions to prevent electric scooter injuries is also needed to address this growing area of concern.

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Accidents, TrafficPedestriansHead Protective DevicesHumansRetrospective Studiesinjury diagnosismechanismsystematic review

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PMID33707220
PMCPMC8461400

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