@article{ref1,
title="A comparison of manual versus electric bicycle injuries presenting to a pediatric emergency department",
journal="Rambam Maimonides medical journal",
year="2019",
author="Capua, Tali and Glatstein, Miguel and Hermon, Karin and Tavor, Oren and Scolnik, Dennis and Kusaev, Veronika and Rimon, Ayelet",
volume="10",
number="3",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The use of electric bicycles (E-bikes) has dramatically increased over the last decade. E-bikes offer an inexpensive, alternative form of transport, but also pose a new public health challenge in terms of safety and injury prevention. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiology and severity of E-bike related injuries among children treated in the emergency department (ED) and to compare these to manual bicycle related injuries. <br><br>METHODS: A retrospective observational study of all pediatric patients presenting to the ED between December 2014 and November 2015 with an injury related to E-bike or manual bicycle use. Data including demographics, diagnosis, injury severity score (ISS), and outcome were compared. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 196 cyclist injuries presented to the ED; 85 related to E-bike use and 111 to manual bicycle riders. The mean age of E-bikers was 13.7 years (7.5-16 years) and of manual bicycle riders was 9.9 years (3-16 years). Injuries to the head and the extremities were common in both groups. E-bikers had significantly more intra-abdominal organ injury (P=0.047). Injury severity scores were low overall, but injuries of higher severity (ISS>9) only occurred among the E-bikers. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Pediatric E-bike injuries tend to be more severe than those sustained during manual bicycle riding. Further research into bicycle and other road and pavement users could lead to enhanced regulation regarding E-bike usage.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2076-9172",
doi="10.5041/RMMJ.10370",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5041/RMMJ.10370"
}