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92% of e-scooter injuries were in private vehicles and 92% occured at speeds >15mph. 97% of children did not wear helmets. Figure 2 compares push and electric scooter injury patterns. 78% of push and 64% of e-scooter injuries were classified as minor. Maxillofacial injuries were exclusively seen in e-scooter injuries. Most children with e-scooter injuries required imaging (69%), of which 28% children required a CT scan and 18% required emergency surgery. 44% of escooter presentations required admission and median length of stay was 3 days. 13% of patients were referred to safeguarding services and a minority (32%) of patients had police involvement.

and to find out about screen time use in our local paediatric population accessing neurodevelopmental clinics. Methods Paper questionnaires were developed and distributed to our multidisciplinary community paediatric team to enquire about their practices around addressing screen time in clinic. Following this, paper questionnaires enquiring about children's screen time use were developed and distributed to parents of children attending outpatient community paediatric clinic appointments over a two-week period in January 2022. Questionnaires were collected and analysed anonymously. Results 20 questionnaires were completed by community paediatric doctors and therapists. None of the participants said they routinely asked or advised about screen time. 50% said they sometimes asked and 60% sometimes advised about screen time. All participants felt that screen time could have an effect on development.27 questionnaires were completed by parents. Age of children ranged between 3 and 13 years. All parents reported that their child used screens. Age when children started using screens ranged from 6 months to 4 years. Type of screens used included television, phone, tablet and computer. 78% of children were reported to watch children's television and 48% watched online videos. There were a range of times when children used screens (figure 1). Total daily screen time ranged from under 1 hour to 5 hours, with a mean of 2 hours (figure 2). 81% of parents had concerns about their child's development. One third of parents were concerned about their child's use of screen time. 29% were aware of current screen time recommendations. 41% said they would like more advice about screen time, with half saying they would like written advice and half requesting verbal advice.