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Bentham MJ, Christopher HW, Borchert RJ, Thavakumar A, Riede P, Sadler TJ. Incidence and distribution of injuries associated with e-scooter use: a radiological perspective. Br J Radiol 2024; 97:567-573. [PMID: 38265291 DOI: 10.1093/bjr/tqad057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVES To investigate electric scooter (e-scooter)-associated radiological injury incidence and distribution of injuries. METHODS Retrospective cross-sectional study of radiological examinations related to e-scooter injuries at a major trauma centre in a small university city. The hospital radiology information system was searched for terms related to e-scooters between January 1, 2015, and October 31, 2022. E-scooter use was confirmed by review of the patients' electronic medical records. Specific injuries were divided based on site of injury using the Injury Severity Scale categorized groups. RESULTS A total of 568 radiological studies related to e-scooter injuries were identified on 340 distinct patients (56% male, with an average age of 28 years). Peak incidence of e-scooter-related injuries was seen in the summer months, after a local scooter sharing system was introduced in October 2020. A total of 149 patients had radiologically diagnosed injuries, with extremity injuries being most frequent (80%). Facial (8%), head/neck (8%), and thorax/abdomen (4%) were less common. Radial head fractures were the most common injury (n = 27). Thirteen patients had multiple sites of injury, four of which had both upper limb and facial bone fractures described. CONCLUSIONS We report a significant increase in radiological investigations and injuries in the context of e-scooter injuries, particularly since the introduction of an e-scooter sharing scheme. This study informs radiologists on common locations of injuries when reporting studies of patients that have had e-scooter-related injuries. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE This is the first UK-based study providing a comprehensive radiological perspective of the impact of e-scooter use and associated distribution of injuries, adding important data for many cities that are currently undertaking review of their e-scooter sharing schemes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Michael J Bentham
- Department of Radiology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Radiology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Radiology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
- Department of Radiology, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Radiology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Radiology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Radiology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
- Department of Radiology, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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Farahi N, Loutsios C, Tregay N, Wright AKA, Berair R, Lok LSC, Gillett D, Cullum I, Simmonds RP, Summers C, Wong A, Solanki CK, Buscombe J, Pang PH, Thavakumar A, Peters AM, Brightling CE, Condliffe AM, Chilvers ER. Reply. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2019; 143:1265-1266. [PMID: 30639067 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.11.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Neda Farahi
- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Lung Health, NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Lung Health, NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, CUHNHSFT, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, CUHNHSFT, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Division of Anaesthesia, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, CUHNHSFT, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, CUHNHSFT, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, CUHNHSFT, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Lung Health, NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Lung Health, NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Thavakumar A, Wright AKA, Ghebre MA, Thornton T, Brightling CE. P241 Eosinophil apoptosis is negatively associated with body mass index in asthma. Thorax 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209333.384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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