Incidence of Electric Scooter–Associated Injuries in Finland From 2019 to 2021

Reito, Aleksi; Öljymäki, Elina; Franssila, Mikko; Mattila, Ville M.

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.7418

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“…Abbreviated injury scale ED Emergency department EMS Emergency medical services ISS Injury Severity Score STRADA The Swedish Traffic Accident Data Acquisition Electric scooters are a fairly new and increasingly popular way of getting around. This has resulted in more electric scooter injuries and hospital admissions and therefore increasing costs for public healthcare [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] . Injuries are often minor 9,10 , but head traumas are common and severe traumas and even deaths have been reported 1,4,[11][12][13][14] .…”

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Electric scooter accidents leading to emergency department visits: influence of alcohol and outcomes in Stockholm, Sweden

Andersson

Djärv

2023

Sci Rep

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Electric scooters are a popular form of transportation, but accidents have increased with increased usage over the last years with rising health care costs as a consequence. This study aims to quantify accidents associated with the use of alcohol and to compare injuries at the emergency department (ED) among patients who have been involved in an accident involving an electric scooter. We used data from a multi-center retrospective registry-based cohort in the Swedish Traffic Accident Data Acquisition. We included all patients that had been involved in an electric scooter accident needing a visit to all EDs in Stockholm, Sweden during 2019–2020. Data on alcohol intake was manually drawn from medical files. Out of all of the 369 patients, the majority were men (n = 223, 60%) and aged below 30 years (n = 181, 49%). In all, 102 (28%) of the patients had a positive history of alcohol intake prior to the accident. Patients with alcohol intake more often arrived nighttime than those without alcohol, via ambulance (40% and 24%, respectively, p-value < 0.01). Those with alcohol intake needed to be admitted to hospital from the ED instead of being discharged more often than those withour alcohol (17% and 9%, respectively, p-value < 0.05) even if the majority still had minor injuries. Every 33,000 trips on electric scooters are statistically accompanied by an accident leading to an ED visit. We conclude that accidents with electric scooters are often associated with alcohol intake. They often demand more resources, such as an ambulance transfer and admission to hospital, and involve multiple injuries, compared to those without alcohol intake.

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Electric scooter accidents leading to emergency department visits: influence of alcohol and outcomes in Stockholm, Sweden

Andersson

Djärv

2023

Sci Rep

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“…1,2 The most common injury patterns in our population were soft tissue, orthopedic injuries, and head trauma, which is consistent with previously published literature noting fractures and head/facial trauma as leading mechanisms of injury. 2-4 Our study demonstrated that patients who sustained orthopedic injuries were more likely to be admitted to the hospital and require operative intervention. This a similar finding to those reported by Kim et al who noted orthopedic injuries often required admission and/or operative intervention.…”

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Injury Patterns Associated With Electronic Scooter Crashes: An Institutional Observational Study

Rickelmann

Nguyen

Martyak

2023

The American Surgeon™

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With the rising popularity of electronic scooters, an increase in trauma and injuries related to these scooters has been observed. The objective of this study was to evaluate all electronic scooter-related traumas at our institution to characterize common injuries and educate the public around the safety of these scooters. We constructed a retrospective review of patients evaluated by the trauma service at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital with documented electronic scooter trauma. In our study, subjects were primarily male, typically between the ages of 24 and 64. The most commonly observed injuries were soft tissue, orthopedic, and maxillofacial in nature. Nearly half (45.1%) of subjects required admission, and thirty injuries (29.4%) required operative intervention. Alcohol use was not associated with the rate of admission or operative intervention. The benefits of easily accessible transportation offered by electronic scooters must be considered in context with the health risks when conducting future research.

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“…2,3 In addition, only limited data have been reported about the user database incidences of e-scooter-related injuries. 4,5 Hence, we aimed to examine whether nighttime speed restrictions are associated with the incidence of e-scooter-related injuries.…”

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“…Several nighttime restrictions have been attempted to decrease the number of injuries, but the outcomes of those restrictions have been evaluated only without the use of user data . In addition, only limited data have been reported about the user database incidences of e-scooter–related injuries . Hence, we aimed to examine whether nighttime speed restrictions are associated with the incidence of e-scooter–related injuries.…”

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Association of Nighttime Speed Limits and Electric Scooter–Related Injuries

Liukkonen,

Aarnikko,

Stenman

et al. 2023

JAMA Netw Open

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Incidence of Electric Scooter–Associated Injuries in Finland From 2019 to 2021

Abstract: This cross-sectional study examines the incidence of injuries associated with the use of electric scooters in Finland.

Cited by 13 publications

References 5 publications

Electric scooter accidents leading to emergency department visits: influence of alcohol and outcomes in Stockholm, Sweden

Electric scooter accidents leading to emergency department visits: influence of alcohol and outcomes in Stockholm, Sweden

Injury Patterns Associated With Electronic Scooter Crashes: An Institutional Observational Study

Association of Nighttime Speed Limits and Electric Scooter–Related Injuries

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