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

Ittai Shichman, Or Shaked, Shai Factor, Ahuva Weiss-Meilik, Amal Khoury

Table 2 Injury characteristic and patient outcomes^1,2

Parameters	Values
Orthopedic injuries, n (% of total cohort)	2,637 (79.2)
Contusion/laceration	1,941 (58.3)
Sprain/dislocation	97 (2.9)
Fractures	599 (18.0)
Non-orthopedic injuries, n (% of total cohort)	741 (22.2)
Head	581 (17.4)
Thoracic	115 (3.5)
Abdomen	45 (1.4)
Hospital admissions, n (% of total cohort); [% of admissions]
Orthopedic	126 (3.8); [42.6]
General surgery	40 (1.2); [13.5]
Neurosurgery	48 (1.4); [16.2]
Other	82 (2.5); [27.7]
Total	296 (8.9)
Surgeries, n (% of total cohort); [% of surgeries]
Orthopedic	358 (10.7); [77.5]
General surgery	14 (0.4); [3.0]
Neurosurgery	9 (0.3); [1.9]
Other	81 (2.4); [17.6]
Total	462 (13.9)
Direct transfer to operating room, n (% of surgeries)	76 (16.4)
Emergency department readmissions, n (% of total cohort)
24 hours	73 (2.2)
7 days	182 (5.5)
30 days	93 (2.8)
Total	348 (10.4)