E-scooter injuries rack up big medical bills
Electric scooters might seem a fun way to zip about, but they're also a pricey hazard to riders' health, a new study argues.
Jan 19, 2024
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Electric scooters might seem a fun way to zip about, but they're also a pricey hazard to riders' health, a new study argues.
Jan 19, 2024
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UCLA-led research finds that scooter injuries nearly tripled across the U.S. from 2016 to 2020, with a concurrent increase in severe injuries requiring orthopedic and plastic surgery over the same period.
Jan 9, 2024
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E-scooter users may be taking extra risks such as riding while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, new research has found.
Dec 21, 2023
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Shared or personal use electric scooters (e-scooters) are common in cities and on college campuses across the United States. Much like bike shares, you can find them on the street, unlock them with a smartphone app and leave ...
Dec 18, 2023
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Toos electric scooters are a fire hazard and people should stop using them, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warned Monday.
Oct 25, 2023
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As standing electric scooters (e-scooters) have become an increasingly popular mode of transportation, new research finds a 71% increase in injuries reported in children and teens ages 18 and younger from 2020 to 2021, with ...
Oct 20, 2023
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E-scooter riders are likely to sustain more serious injuries, particularly those of the head, than cyclists after a road traffic collision, finds an audit of recent trauma care in England and Wales, and published online in ...
Mar 1, 2023
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Standing electric scooters, commonly referred to as e-scooters, have been increasing in popularity across the country over the past decade. According to a new research abstract presented during the 2022 American Academy of ...
Oct 7, 2022
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A team of researchers at Changsha University of Science and Technology, working with a colleague from Xiamen University of Technology, has found that scooter riders could reduce their chances of a brain injury in a crash ...
For a recent six-year period, the injury rate for riders of electric scooters in one section of Los Angeles was higher than the national rates for riders of motorcycles, bicycles and cars, and pedestrians, new UCLA research ...
Apr 6, 2022
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