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E-scooter-related facial injuries: a one-year review following implementation of a citywide trial
Objective Birmingham City Council commenced electric scooter (e-scooter) trials in September 2020 as part of the wider UK effort to introduce e-scooters as an alternative method of transport. We aimed to review and evaluate maxillofacial injuries in the initial trial period of one year and comment o...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9880910/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36707582 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41415-023-5459-8 |
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author | Sritharan, Rajeevan Blore, Christopher Arya, Richa McMillan, Kevin |
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description | Objective Birmingham City Council commenced electric scooter (e-scooter) trials in September 2020 as part of the wider UK effort to introduce e-scooters as an alternative method of transport. We aimed to review and evaluate maxillofacial injuries in the initial trial period of one year and comment on the safety implications. Method The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is a Level 1 Major Trauma Centre and the hub for maxillofacial services in Birmingham, UK. A single-centre retrospective study captured patients who sustained e-scooter-related facial injuries in the Birmingham e-scooter trial period from September 2020 to September 2021. Results A total of 29 patients were identified as having facial injuries. Of those patients: 59% (n = 17) were men and aged under 30; 43% (n = 18) of all injuries recorded involved hard tissue; and 41% (n = 12) were recorded to be under the influence of alcohol or cannabis. The non-use of helmets was recorded in 34% (n = 10) of patients. Additionally, 20 patients were managed operatively and 100% of patients (n = 12) that were under the influence of drugs or alcohol required operative management. Conclusion With the introduction of these trials, it is shown that facial injuries represent a sizeable proportion of all injuries. E-scooters have significant safety issues. Our study may influence legislation to account for improvements in users' compliance with safety measures and enforcement of those using e-scooters illegally. Legislation regarding the future of e-scooters is expected in the coming year as outlined in the 2022 Queen's Speech. |
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spelling | pubmed-98809102023-01-27 E-scooter-related facial injuries: a one-year review following implementation of a citywide trial Sritharan, Rajeevan Blore, Christopher Arya, Richa McMillan, Kevin Br Dent J Research Objective Birmingham City Council commenced electric scooter (e-scooter) trials in September 2020 as part of the wider UK effort to introduce e-scooters as an alternative method of transport. We aimed to review and evaluate maxillofacial injuries in the initial trial period of one year and comment on the safety implications. Method The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is a Level 1 Major Trauma Centre and the hub for maxillofacial services in Birmingham, UK. A single-centre retrospective study captured patients who sustained e-scooter-related facial injuries in the Birmingham e-scooter trial period from September 2020 to September 2021. Results A total of 29 patients were identified as having facial injuries. Of those patients: 59% (n = 17) were men and aged under 30; 43% (n = 18) of all injuries recorded involved hard tissue; and 41% (n = 12) were recorded to be under the influence of alcohol or cannabis. The non-use of helmets was recorded in 34% (n = 10) of patients. Additionally, 20 patients were managed operatively and 100% of patients (n = 12) that were under the influence of drugs or alcohol required operative management. Conclusion With the introduction of these trials, it is shown that facial injuries represent a sizeable proportion of all injuries. E-scooters have significant safety issues. Our study may influence legislation to account for improvements in users' compliance with safety measures and enforcement of those using e-scooters illegally. Legislation regarding the future of e-scooters is expected in the coming year as outlined in the 2022 Queen's Speech. Nature Publishing Group UK 2023-01-27 2023 /pmc/articles/PMC9880910/ /pubmed/36707582 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41415-023-5459-8 Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to the British Dental Association 2023 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Research Sritharan, Rajeevan Blore, Christopher Arya, Richa McMillan, Kevin E-scooter-related facial injuries: a one-year review following implementation of a citywide trial |
title | E-scooter-related facial injuries: a one-year review following implementation of a citywide trial |
title_full | E-scooter-related facial injuries: a one-year review following implementation of a citywide trial |
title_fullStr | E-scooter-related facial injuries: a one-year review following implementation of a citywide trial |
title_full_unstemmed | E-scooter-related facial injuries: a one-year review following implementation of a citywide trial |
title_short | E-scooter-related facial injuries: a one-year review following implementation of a citywide trial |
title_sort | e-scooter-related facial injuries: a one-year review following implementation of a citywide trial |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9880910/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36707582 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41415-023-5459-8 |
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