Citation

Do MT, McFaull S, Cheesman J, Mersereau T, Rao DP, Crain J, Thompson W. Health Promot. Chronic Dis. Prev. Can. 2016; 36(12): 316-317.

Vernacular Title

Blessures associées aux planches gyroscopiques traitées dans les services d’urgence au Canada : plate-forme électronique du Système canadien hospitalier d’information et de recherche en prévention des traumatismes, 2015-2016.

Affiliation

Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Public Health Agency of Canada)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

27977087

Abstract

A hoverboard is a battery-powered, hands-free, self-balancing two-wheeled vehicle similar to a skateboard, capable of travelling up to 20 km/hour. We conducted a search of narratives within the eCHIRPP database for hoverboard-related injuries on July 7, 2016. Reported events were searched for in the injury event description field using the phrases “hover” and “self” + “balanc” + “scooter”. For completeness, additional terms were also considered (e.g. “swagway”, “segway”, “planche de hover” and “hover planche”). We conducted manual resolution to ensure accuracy and precision of identified events.

Results

The first hoverboard-related injury reported through eCHIRPP was in October 2015. As of July 7, 2016, 35 cases have been recorded in eCHIRPP (Table 1). Cases were equally distributed among males and females. The average age at injury was 12.7 years (SD 5.0). Most of the injuries (N = 20) resulted in a fracture involving the upper arm, elbow, forearm or wrist (Table 2). Of the 35 reported cases, 19 required treatment in the emergency department and further follow-up. The majority of the injuries occurred indoors (N = 23) and in December and January.

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