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This study describes the epidemiological characteristics of injured riders with the aim of providing information for preventative strategies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A retrospective review of prospectively collected data on admissions (2021) and all hospital presentations (2022\u20132023) to the Royal Melbourne Hospital, due to injury in a rider of an e\u2010scooter. Data collected were demographics (age, gender, postcode), drug and alcohol usage, helmet usage, circumstances of injury (how, where and when), reported speed, and insurance status. Data was analysed with multiple cross tabulations using two\u2010sided Fischer's exact test.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Over the 3\u2009years 562 cases were identified, with a median age 29\u2009years (IQR 23\u201340), 383 (68.5%) were male. Alcohol (29.5%) and drug (10.9%) usage were prevalent. The majority (70.4%) \u201cfell off\u201d without collision, 274 were admitted, and 9.6% were major trauma. Alcohol usage was more likely seen in men (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.006), in major trauma (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.02) but showed no association with age. Speed over 20\u2009km\/h was seen in 38.5% when recorded and associated with drug usage and major trauma status but not alcohol. Medicare ineligibility patients (12.1%) were younger, more likely to be female (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.012) and less likely to use drugs (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.001) and alcohol (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This hospital level data of injured e\u2010scooter riders has shown high prevalence of alcohol and drug usage and speeding, all of which were associated with more severe injury, and are hence prime targets for injury prevention.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/ans.70017","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,14]],"date-time":"2025-02-14T08:06:36Z","timestamp":1739520396000},"page":"1230-1235","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Epidemiology of injured e\u2010scooter riders at a major trauma service \u2013 the who, what, where and when?"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"95","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6555-7358","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"David J.","family":"Read","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Trauma Service The Royal Melbourne Hospital  Melbourne Victoria Australia"},{"name":"Department of Surgery, The Royal Melbourne Hospital The University of Melbourne  Melbourne Victoria Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kellie","family":"Gumm","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Trauma Service The Royal Melbourne Hospital  Melbourne Victoria Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Roselyn","family":"Santos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Trauma Service The Royal Melbourne Hospital  Melbourne Victoria Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_9_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/ans.18814"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.injury.2023.04.036"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/1742-6723.14090"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/1742-6723.13419"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/1742-6723.13356"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/ans.18538"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_8_1","unstructured":"FaganP.Electric scooter injuries at Auckland City Hospital [Internet]. 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