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Electric scooters a growing public health problem

open access: yesQuality in Sport, 2022
Electric scooters have recently become the most popular means of transport chosen to move around urban agglomerations. It is estimated that by the end of 2024, the number of scooters on the roads around the world will increase by about 600% compared to ...
Aleksandra Czekaj   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Innovation of CRAM flap for reconstruction of high-voltage electrical burn injuries: Case series [PDF]

open access: yesScripta Medica
Electrical burns cause devastating injury with major soft tissue loss and pose a major threat to life. The damage caused by electrical injuries can extend to deeper tissues, causing exposed soft tissues such as tendon and nerve.
Kawilarang Bertha, Putu Riasa I.Nyoman
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of alcohol and drug use on bicycle and electric scooter injuries and hospital admissions in the United States

open access: yesTrauma, 2021
Introduction Bicycles and electric scooters (e-scooters) are convenient and accessible means of transportation. Participant safety is contingent on available infrastructure and safe riding practices including not riding while intoxicated.
Nikan K. Namiri   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The impact of helmet use on oral and maxillofacial injuries associated with electric-powered bikes or powered scooter: a retrospective cross-sectional study

open access: yesHead & Face Medicine, 2021
Background Electric bikes (E-bikes) and powered scooters (P-scooters) have become increasingly popular modes of public transportation, but they have been associated with injuries of all kinds, including dental trauma. Helmet use is promoted as a means of
Yafit Hamzani   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Financial impact of electric scooters: a review of injuries over 27 months at an urban level 1 trauma center (cost of e-scooter injuries at an urban level 1 trauma center)

open access: yesTrauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2021
Background Electric scooters (e-scooters) have become a widespread method of transportation due to convenience and affordability. However, the financial impact of medical care for sustained injuries is currently unknown.
Ophelie Z. Lavoie-Gagne   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Application of hydrosurgical debridement and autologous skin cell suspension in the treatment of electric arc injury

open access: yesBurns Open, 2022
The majority of electric arc injury wounds are deep second-degree or mixed depth wounds. Traditional treatment methods in these types of injuries have many shortcomings.
Yu Feng Guo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiologic study of hand and upper extremity injuries by power tools

open access: yesArchives of Plastic Surgery, 2019
Background Hand injuries caused by chain saws, electric saws, and hand grinders range from simple lacerations to tendon injuries, fractures, and even amputations.
Yong Hun Kim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A case of electric injury with exposed neck vessels and scapula treated with flaps

open access: yesIndian Journal of Burns, 2022
In modern times, the use of electricity has increased many times and so has the incidence of high-voltage electrical injuries. The incidence of high-voltage electrical injuries is much higher in developing countries when compared to developed countries ...
Vijay Bhatia   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Injury from electric scooters in Copenhagen: a retrospective cohort study

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2019
Objective To analyse injuries related to manual and electric scooter use from January 2016 up to and including July 2019.Setting Electric scooter rental services were launched in Denmark in January 2019.
Freddy Lippert   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bilateral Lower Limb Amputations in a Nigerian Child Following High-Voltage Electrical Burns Injury: A Case Report [PDF]

open access: yesMalaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2013
The human body conducts electricity very well. Direct contact with electric current can be lethal. The passage of electric current through the body is capable of producing a wide spectrum of injuries, including serious damage to the heart, brain, skin ...
Dim EM   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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