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Any patient who disclosed involvement of an e\u2010scooter in the reason for their presentation to the ED was included. A descriptive analysis was derived for age, sex, triage time, alcohol level, injury type and the requirement of operating theatre, inpatient stay or ED discharge. Categorical variables were analysed using <jats:italic>\u03c7<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\u2010tests, with odds ratios (ORs), 95% confidence intervals (CIs) and <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2010values reported. Costing analysis to ED of attendances and inpatient hospital admissions was undertaken.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>There were 111 presentations over the 8\u2010month study period (January\u2013September 2021). Forty\u2010nine percent (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a051) of patients were male and 51% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a054) were female. Extremity (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a070) and craniofacial (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a061) injuries were most common and approximately a quarter of patients (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a024) required operative management for injuries sustained. Approximately half (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a051) of patients were intoxicated and the average alcohol level of those tested was 0.18% (range 0.05\u20130.49%). The average cost per ED attendance was AU$777 and total cost of inpatient admissions being AU$352 255. 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