Department of Forensic Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 10 60-806 Poznań, Poland.
Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Jana Mikulicza-Radeckiego 4 50-345 Wrocław, Poland.
Injury. 2024 Nov;55(11):111836. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2024.111836. Epub 2024 Aug 28.
With the introduction of mobile applications that allow short-term rentals, electric scooters (e-scooters) are gaining popularity as a means of micromobility in urban areas. The aim of the study was to assess the circumstances and causes of death in traffic accidents involving electric scooters in Poland. The inclusion criteria for the study were met by 9 cases (7 M,2F; mean age: 40.3 years). Accidents usually occur during working days during the warm months, especially during the morning traffic rush hour. Usually, these accidents involved another vehicle (4/9 cases). In addition, the victim was most often the driver (8/9 cases) and rarely uses a helmet (1/9 cases). In only two cases did the test reveal the presence of alcohol in the blood at the time of the accident. In studied cases, head injuries occurred in every case, and injuries to the limbs and chest occurred in more than half of the cases. Within the head, in addition to minor injuries like bruises and epidermal abrasions, skull fractures, and intracranial bleedings predominated. Similar minor injuries were also observed in the extremities, with significant fractures observed only in the lower extremities. Among chest injuries, lung contusions predominated. The most common cause of death was craniocerebral injury (6/9 cases), but there were two deaths each from chest injuries and polytrauma. To increase the safety of e-scooter users, it is recommended that measures be taken to educate users about the potential risks of using the vehicle and that measures be taken to increase the use of helmets, e.g. through legislative action. Further studies involving larger study groups are needed to assess the correlation between potential risk factors and the fatal outcome of the accident.
随着允许短期租赁的移动应用程序的推出，电动滑板车（e-scooter）作为城市中微移动的一种手段越来越受欢迎。本研究旨在评估波兰涉及电动滑板车的交通事故的情况和原因。本研究的纳入标准符合 9 例（7 例男性，2 例女性；平均年龄：40.3 岁）。事故通常发生在工作日温暖的月份，尤其是在早晨交通高峰时段。通常，这些事故涉及另一辆车（9 例中的 4 例）。此外，受害者通常是司机（9 例中的 8 例），很少戴头盔（9 例中的 1 例）。在仅有的两例中，检测结果显示事故发生时血液中含有酒精。在所研究的病例中，每个病例都发生了头部损伤，超过一半的病例发生了四肢和胸部损伤。在头部内，除了轻微的损伤如瘀伤和表皮擦伤外，颅骨骨折和颅内出血更为常见。四肢也观察到类似的轻微损伤，仅在下肢观察到明显的骨折。在胸部损伤中，肺挫伤更为常见。最常见的死亡原因是颅脑损伤（9 例中的 6 例），但也有 2 例死于胸部损伤和多发伤。为了提高电动滑板车使用者的安全性，建议采取措施对使用者进行有关使用车辆潜在风险的教育，并采取措施增加头盔的使用，例如通过立法行动。需要进一步开展涉及更大研究群体的研究，以评估潜在风险因素与事故致命后果之间的相关性。
