TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Association of scooter-related injury and hospitalization with electronic scooter sharing systems in the United States
JO  - American journal of surgery
A1  - Traynor, Michael D. Jr
A1  - Lipsitz, Stuart
A1  - Schroeder, Thomas J.
A1  - Zielinski, Martin D.
A1  - Rivera, Mariela
A1  - Hernandez, Matthew C.
A1  - Stephens, Daniel J.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - INTRODUCTION: We used interrupted time series (ITS) analysis to determine whether e-scooter shares' introduction in September 2017 increased serious scooter-related injury across the United States. <br><br>METHODS: Using the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, we queried emergency department visits involving motorized scooter-related injuries from January 2010-December 2019. Cases originating where e-scooter shares launched between September 1, 2017-December 1, 2019 (intervention period) were considered exposed. The first month of launch (September 2017) was chosen as the time point for pre- and post-intervention analysis. The primary outcome was change in hospitalizations following scooter injury in association with the month/year launch. <br><br>RESULTS: This analysis includes 2754 unweighted encounters, representing 102614 estimated injuries involving motorized scooters nationwide. Hospitals within 20 miles of e-scooter shares also experienced a significant monthly increase of 0.24 scooter-related injury hospitalizations/1000 product-related injury hospitalizations ([0.17,0.31]) compared to a non-significant change in hospitalizations of 0.02 [-0.05,0.09] for control hospitals. <br><br>CONCLUSION: An increase in serious motorized scooter injuries coincides with e-scooter shares' introduction in the US. Future works should explore effective polices to improve public safety.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-9610
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.06.006
ID  - ref1
ER  -