The electric scooter: a surging new mode of transportation that comes with risk to riders

TJ Puzio, PB Murphy, J Gazzetta, HA Dineen… - Traffic injury …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The proliferation of electric scooter sharing companies has inundated many
municipalities with electric scooters. The primary objective of this study is to characterize the …

[HTML][HTML] Emergency department electric scooter injuries after the introduction of shared e-scooter services: a retrospective review of 3,331 cases

I Shichman, O Shaked, S Factor… - World journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND: To determine the frequency, characteristics, and use of resources related to
electric scooter (e-scooter) injuries in the emergency department (ED) of a major …

[HTML][HTML] The integration of electric scooters: useful technology or public health problem?

RL Choron, JV Sakran - American journal of public health, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
It'sa bird. It'sa plane... No, it'sa scooter! Scooter!? That's right, electric scooters (e-scooters)
have invaded cities from west to east. First introduced in November 2017, this technology …

Emergency department visits for electric scooter-related injuries after introduction of an urban rental program

A Badeau, C Carman, M Newman, J Steenblik… - The American journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Providers in Salt Lake City emergency departments (EDs) anecdotally
noted a significant number of electronic scooter (e-scooter)-related injuries since the launch …

The characteristics of dockless electric rental scooter-related injuries in a large US city

KC English, JR Allen, K Rix, DF Zane… - Traffic injury …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To describe the characteristics of dockless electric rental scooter (" e-scooter")-
related injuries presenting to two emergency departments in one large US city. Methods This …

Regional healthcare costs and burden of injury associated with electric scooters

MNZ Bekhit, J Le Fevre, CJ Bergin - Injury, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The introduction of shared electric scooters (e-scooters) to New Zealand has
resulted in a large number of injuries. Within the past year, there have been studies …

Epidemiology of fractures sustained during electric scooter accidents: a retrospective review of 563 cases

I Shichman, O Shaked, S Factor, E Elbaz, A Khoury - JBJS, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: The use of electric scooters (e-scooters) has dramatically increased as they
become an attractive alternative for public transportation in busy metropolitan areas …

The impact of e-scooter injuries: a systematic review of 34 studies

P Singh, M Jami, J Geller, C Granger… - Bone & joint …, 2022 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Aims Due 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 …

The cost of electric-scooter related orthopaedic surgery.

A Campbell, N Wong, P Monk, J Munro, Z Bahho - 2019 - researchspace.auckland.ac.nz
AIM: To highlight the growing cost of electric-scooter (e-scooter) related injuries
necessitating surgical intervention by the Auckland City Hospital Orthopaedic Department …

Electric scooter-related injuries: a new epidemic in orthopedics

A Coelho, P Feito, L Corominas… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: The use of electric scooters has increased considerably as they are an
accessible means of transportation. The number of injuries from falls and collisions has risen …