Estimated Incidence of Electric Scooter Injuries in the US From 2014 to 2019

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Kevin Xavier Farley, Emory University; Matthew Aizpuru, Mayo Clinic; Jacob M. Wilson, Emory University; Charles Daly, Emory University; John Xerogeanes, Emory University; Michael Gottschalk, Emory University; Eric Wagner, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2020-08-31
• Publisher: AMER MEDICAL ASSOC
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: 2020 Farley KX et al. JAMA Network Open.
• License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.14500
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: JAMA NETWORK OPEN
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 8
• Start Page: e2014500
• End Page: e2014500
• Keywords: General & Internal Medicine; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Medicine, General & Internal; Science & Technology
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery

Abstract

In late 2017, scooter-share companies began distributing electric scooters (e-scooters) in major cities, leading to an increase in their use.1,2,3 Data from the 2019 United States Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) have recently become available, allowing continued analysis of nationwide trends in e-scooter injuries since the widespread expansion of scooter-share services. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to assess the incidence of and trends among e-scooter injuries in the US from 2014 to 2019.