Unfallmechanismen und Verletzungsmuster bei E-Scooter-Fahrern
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Unfallmechanismen und Verletzungsmuster bei E-Scooter-Fahrern : Retrospektive Analyse und Vergleich mit Fahrradfahrern. / Kleinertz, Holger; Ntalos, Dimitris; Hennes, Fabian; Nüchtern, Jakob V; Frosch, Karl-Heinz; Thiesen, Darius M.
In: DTSCH ARZTEBL INT, Vol. 118, No. 8, 26.02.2021, p. 117-121.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Unfallmechanismen und Verletzungsmuster bei E-Scooter-Fahrern
T2 - Retrospektive Analyse und Vergleich mit Fahrradfahrern
AU - Kleinertz, Holger
AU - Ntalos, Dimitris
AU - Hennes, Fabian
AU - Nüchtern, Jakob V
AU - Frosch, Karl-Heinz
AU - Thiesen, Darius M
PY - 2021/2/26
Y1 - 2021/2/26
N2 - Background: E-scooter sharing systems were initiated in Hamburg in June 2019. The number of persons injured in Hamburg in e-scooter accidents rose thereafter. The goal of this study was to determine the typical accident mechanisms and injury patterns after e-scooter accidents in Germany, and to compare these with bicycle accidents.Methods: In a retrospective study, accidents with e-scooters and bicycles that occurred from June 2019 to June 2020 were registered and analyzed with respect to demography, accident mechanisms, diagnostics, patterns of injury, emergency medical care, operations, and inpatient hospitalizations.Results: 89 persons sustained e-scooter accidents (mean age 33.9 years, standard deviation [SD] 14 years); 435 persons who sustained bicycle accidents (mean age 42.5 years, SD 17 years) served as a comparison group. E-scooter accidents more commonly occurred at night (37% versus 14%), and 28% of the persons who sustained them were under the influence of alcohol (cyclists: 6%). 54% of the injured e-scooter riders suffered trauma to the head or face; 14% had a severe head injury and 16% had a severe facial injury. Fractures of the upper limbs were more common than fractures of the lower limbs (18% versus 6%). On initial assessment in the emergency room, injured cyclists were more frequently classified as needing immediate treatment than injured e-scooter riders (7% versus 1%).Conclusion: The head, face, and upper limbs are the most commonly affected parts of the body in e-scooter accidents. Compared to bicycle accidents, e-scooter accidents more commonly occur on weekends and in association with alcohol. From a medical point of view, abstaining from alcohol consumption and wearing a helmet when using an e-scooter is strongly recommended.
AB - Background: E-scooter sharing systems were initiated in Hamburg in June 2019. The number of persons injured in Hamburg in e-scooter accidents rose thereafter. The goal of this study was to determine the typical accident mechanisms and injury patterns after e-scooter accidents in Germany, and to compare these with bicycle accidents.Methods: In a retrospective study, accidents with e-scooters and bicycles that occurred from June 2019 to June 2020 were registered and analyzed with respect to demography, accident mechanisms, diagnostics, patterns of injury, emergency medical care, operations, and inpatient hospitalizations.Results: 89 persons sustained e-scooter accidents (mean age 33.9 years, standard deviation [SD] 14 years); 435 persons who sustained bicycle accidents (mean age 42.5 years, SD 17 years) served as a comparison group. E-scooter accidents more commonly occurred at night (37% versus 14%), and 28% of the persons who sustained them were under the influence of alcohol (cyclists: 6%). 54% of the injured e-scooter riders suffered trauma to the head or face; 14% had a severe head injury and 16% had a severe facial injury. Fractures of the upper limbs were more common than fractures of the lower limbs (18% versus 6%). On initial assessment in the emergency room, injured cyclists were more frequently classified as needing immediate treatment than injured e-scooter riders (7% versus 1%).Conclusion: The head, face, and upper limbs are the most commonly affected parts of the body in e-scooter accidents. Compared to bicycle accidents, e-scooter accidents more commonly occur on weekends and in association with alcohol. From a medical point of view, abstaining from alcohol consumption and wearing a helmet when using an e-scooter is strongly recommended.
KW - Accidents
KW - Accidents, Traffic
KW - Adult
KW - Craniocerebral Trauma
KW - Germany/epidemiology
KW - Head Protective Devices
KW - Humans
KW - Retrospective Studies
U2 - 10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0019
DO - 10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0019
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
C2 - 33879309
VL - 118
SP - 117
EP - 121
JO - DTSCH ARZTEBL INT
JF - DTSCH ARZTEBL INT
SN - 1866-0452
IS - 8
ER -