@article{ref1,
title="Pediatric injuries related to electric scooter use: a national database review",
journal="Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. Part B",
year="2021",
author="Cohen, Lara L. and Geller, Joseph S. and Yang, Brian W. and Allegra, Paul R. and Dodds, Seth D.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: Electric scooter (e-scooter) use and resulting injuries have grown exponentially since expansion into ridesharing in 2017. No study has described pediatric e-scooter injuries and focused on their impact in an adolescent cohort. Our primary purpose was to describe the epidemiology of admitted pediatric e-scooter injuries and compare them with existing literature on adults. <br><br>METHODS: We queried the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System for e-scooter injuries between 2015 and 2019 in patients 0-18 years old. Injuries caused by an e-scooter to a nonrider were removed. Patients admitted to the hospital were analyzed and weighted national estimates were calculated. A P value of <0.05 was considered significant. <br><br>RESULTS: Nine hundred and two pediatric patients were treated for an e-scooter injury at an emergency department (ED) between 2015 and 2019. Among those admitted (n = 47), 72.3% were men, and the average age at injury was 11.3 years. Among all injuries (n = 56), the most common diagnosis was fracture (24/56, 42.9%). The 19% (9/47) of patients that experienced polytrauma were significantly older than those with single injuries (P < 0.001). ED admissions grew by 616% from 2017 to 2018. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Children experience a greater rate of fractures and polytrauma from e-scooters compared to adults, but fewer facial injuries despite a similar rate of head trauma. The incidence of pediatric head injuries indicates a lack of helmet use similar to adults. Lawmakers should consider bolstering e-scooter regulations to decrease pediatric injuries.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1060-152X",
doi="10.1097/BPB.0000000000000879",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/BPB.0000000000000879"
}