J Emerg Med
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Since the introduction of electric-scooter (e-scooter) mobile applications, there has been a marked increase in e-scooter-related injury. On January 19, 2022, the City of Miami revoked permits to five major mobile applications for violation of safety protocols. ⋯ This study demonstrates that the 2022 notice revoking the major mobile application operators from the City of Miami resulted in a significant decrease in the number of orthopedic cases due to e-scooter-related injury at the corresponding Level I trauma center.
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Whether integration of nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) into academic emergency departments (EDs) affects emergency medicine (EM) resident clinical learning opportunities is unclear. ⋯ Higher levels of NP/PA utilization in nonpediatric academic EDs do not appear to reduce EM resident exposure to more-complex patients or ACGME-required procedures.