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The impact of e-scooter injuries : a systematic review of 34 studies.
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- Six-year analysis of Paediatric e-scooter related injuries presenting to an Irish hospital - an orthopaedic perspective.Irish journal of medical science · 2026Article
- E-Scooter-Associated Injury Types and Injury Severity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Electric-Scooter- and Bicycle-Related Trauma in a Hungarian Level-1 Trauma Center-A Retrospective 1-Year Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Alcohol and electric scooter injuries in an emergency department: a prospective observational study.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2025Observational
- Electric Scooter Trauma in Rome: A Three-Year Analysis from a Tertiary Care Hospital.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Association between e-scooter temporal usage patterns with injuries resulting in admission to a level one trauma center.The American journal of emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Observational Study of the Clinical Impact of E-scooter Injuries at a Major Trauma Centre.Cureus · 2024Article
- Fracture distribution in electric scooter accidents: a nationwide observational cohort study of 1,874 fractures from the Swedish fracture register.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Observational
- 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
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- Lessons learned? Increasing injury severity of electric-scooter accidents over a period of one year: a monocentric follow-up study at a level 1 trauma center.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2023Article
- Incidence, Management, and Hospital Costs of Orthopaedic Injuries of E-Scooter Riders in Western Australia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Characteristics of E-Scooter-Related Maxillofacial Injuries over 2019-2022-Retrospective Study from Poznan, Poland.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Major trauma among E-Scooter and bicycle users: a nationwide cohort study.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2023Article
- Electric scooter injury and trauma in Edmonton: a multicentre prospective and retrospective observational study.Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgieObservational
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Abstract
aimsDue to the recent rapid expansion of scooter sharing companies, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of electric scooter (e-scooter) injuries. Our purpose was to conduct a systematic review to characterize the demographic characteristics, most common injuries, and management of patients injured from electric scooters.
methodsWe searched PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, and Web of Science databases using variations of the term "electric scooter". We excluded studies conducted prior to 2015, studies with a population of less than 50, case reports, and studies not focused on electric scooters. Data were analyzed using
resultsWe studied 5,705 patients from 34 studies. The mean age was 33.3 years (SD 3.5), and 58.3% (n = 3,325) were male. The leading mechanism of injury was falling (n = 3,595, 74.4%). Injured patients were more likely to not wear a helmet (n = 2,114; 68.1%; p < 0.001). The most common type of injury incurred was bony injuries (n = 2,761, 39.2%), of which upper limb fractures dominated (n = 1,236, 44.8%). Head and neck injuries composed 22.2% (n = 1,565) of the reported injuries, including traumatic brain injuries (n = 455; 2.5%), lacerations/abrasions/contusions (n = 500; 7.1%), intracerebral brain haemorrhages (n = 131; 1.9%), and concussions (n = 255; 3.2%). Standard radiographs comprised most images (n = 2,153; 57.7%). Most patients were treated and released without admission (n = 2,895; 54.5%), and 17.2% (n = 911) of injured patients required surgery. Qualitative analyses of the cost of injury revealed that any intoxication was associated with higher billing costs.
conclusionThe leading injuries from e-scooters are upper limb fractures. Falling was the leading mechanism of injury, and most patients did not wear a helmet. Future research should focus on injury characterization, treatment, and cost.Cite this article:
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