Injuries from standing electric scooters present a likely public health issue as health experts raise concern about electric scooter use and head injury rate.

‘A new study finds that more people were injured while driving standing electric scooters than by riding bicycles or traveling on foot.’
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This observational study used medical record review to examine injuries associated with standing electric scooter use over one year; 228 patients were injured as riders and 21 as nonriders. Nearly 11 percent of riders were younger than 18, and only about 4 percent of riders were documented as wearing helmets. Read More..





Fractures, head injuries, and soft-tissue injuries were the most common. Nearly all patients were discharged from the emergency department, but 15 were admitted, including two with severe head injuries.
The authors suggest their findings may help to inform public policy around standing electric scooter use, a growing and cheap mode of transportation.
Source-Eurekalert