• Akash Bhatnagar, Maysoon Al-Hihi, Rehan Ali, Neil Sharma, Patrick Lai, Akarshan Monga, Shahram Hadidchi, Orest Kayder, Benedict Amalraj, Hamed Kordbacheh, Samuel Johnson, Hani Abujudeh, James H Paxton, and Nicholas Lewis.
• Department of Radiology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan.
• J Emerg Med. 2022 Feb 1; 62 (2): 182-190.

BackgroundThe recent proliferation of electric standing scooters in major urban areas of the United States has been accompanied by injuries of varying severity and nature, representing a growing public health concern.ObjectiveOur aim was to characterize imaging utilization patterns for injuries associated with electric scooter (e-scooter) use, including their initial emergency department (ED) management.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective review of the electronic medical record for all patients presenting to affiliated EDs for e-scooter-related injuries between July 2018 and April 2020. Demographics, date and time of presentation, imaging study type, resultant injury, and procedural details were recorded.ResultsNinety-seven patients were included; mean age was 27.6 years. Of these, 55 patients (57%) had injuries identified on imaging and 40% of all imaging studies were positive. Most identified injuries (61%) were musculoskeletal, with a small number of neurological (2%) and genitourinary (1%) injuries. The highest prevalence of presentations occurred in August; most patients (72%) presented between 3 pm and 1 am and granular peaks were between 12 am and 1 am and 5 pm and 6 pm.ConclusionsPatients presenting with e-scooter injuries have a high likelihood of injury to the radial head, nasal bone, and malleoli. Emergency physicians should be especially vigilant for injuries in these areas at presentation. Visceral injuries are uncommon but may be severe enough to warrant surgery.Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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