Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
Clin Orthop Surg. 2021 Dec;13(4):443-448. doi: 10.4055/cios20275. Epub 2021 Jul 28.
E-scooter usage was lawfully approved in Germany in June 2019. Since then, a marked increase of e-scooter drivers has been noticed. Evidence concerning factors that may affect the severity of these injuries is limited. The study aimed to retrospectively analyze e-scooter-related injuries in a major German city.
All patients admitted to the emergency department of a level I trauma center in Berlin, Germany, between June 15, 2019, and December 15, 2019, were retrospectively reviewed. Patients involved in an e-scooter accident were included in this study, and medical reports were analyzed.
In the study period, 43 patients were involved in an e-scooter accident and could be included in this study. The median age of the patients was 30 years (interquartile range [IQR], 24.50-39.50 years), with 19 (44.2%) being female patients. The median Injury Severity Score of all patients was 2.0, with the highest Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) of 3.00 (IQR, 2.00-3.00) and was recorded as thoracic injuries. Seven patients had extremity fractures, of which 4 had to be stabilized operatively. In 12 patients (27.9%), the accidents occurred under the influence of alcohol.
The majority of injuries reported in this study were associated with a relatively low AIS, possibly due to strict local speed limits. Nonetheless, e-scooter usage bears risks of sustaining severe injuries to the head, face, and extremities, particularly under the influence of alcohol or when illegally ignoring local laws.
电动滑板车于 2019 年 6 月在德国合法批准使用。自那时以来，使用电动滑板车的人数显著增加。关于可能影响这些伤害严重程度的因素的证据有限。本研究旨在回顾性分析德国一个主要城市的与电动滑板车相关的伤害。
回顾性分析 2019 年 6 月 15 日至 2019 年 12 月 15 日期间，德国柏林一级创伤中心急诊科收治的所有患者。本研究纳入了涉及电动滑板车事故的患者，并对其医疗报告进行了分析。
在研究期间，43 名患者涉及电动滑板车事故，可纳入本研究。患者的中位年龄为 30 岁（四分位距[IQR]，24.50-39.50 岁），19 名（44.2%）为女性患者。所有患者的损伤严重程度评分中位数为 2.0，最高损伤严重程度评分（Abbreviated Injury Scale，AIS）为 3.0（IQR，2.00-3.00），为胸部损伤。7 名患者有四肢骨折，其中 4 名需要手术固定。12 名患者（27.9%）发生事故时受酒精影响。
本研究报告的大多数损伤与相对较低的 AIS 相关，可能是由于当地严格的限速。然而，电动滑板车的使用存在头部、面部和四肢严重受伤的风险，尤其是在受酒精影响或非法无视当地法律的情况下。
