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PEDIATRICS Vol. 108 No. 1 July 2001, p. e2

ELECTRONIC ARTICLE:
Scooter Injuries: A New Pediatric Morbidity

Received Oct 18, 2000; accepted Mar 9, 2001.

Myles B. Abbott*, Dagger , parallel , Scott A. Hoffinger§, , Dao M. NguyenDagger , and Dana L. WeintraubDagger

From * East Bay Pediatrics, Berkeley and Orinda, California; Dagger  Department of Medicine and § Surgery, Children's Hospital Oakland, Oakland, California; parallel  Department of Pediatrics and  Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California.

Objective.  To describe types of injuries, mechanisms of injury, and treatment of injuries caused by scooter use in children, and to discuss issues of injury prevention in children who use scooters.

Study Design.  Data were collected from 14 children seen by a general pediatrician and an orthopedic surgeon over a 3-month period in the summer of 2000. Detailed histories were obtained from patients and their families, and medical records were reviewed.

Results.  Eleven of the 14 patients suffered fractures. The injuries in the other 3 patients were a large abrasion, a laceration, and a septic knee. Half (7) of the children were injured within the first day of riding their scooter, and 13 of the 14 injuries occurred within the first month of scooter use. Only 5 patients used protective gear at the time of their injuries, and those patients were injured in unprotected parts of their bodies.

Conclusions.  The popularity of scooters presents a new cause of pediatric injuries and a significant health hazard to children. In our study, most injuries occurred shortly after children began scooter use, and younger children suffered the most severe injuries. Additional studies are needed to determine how scooter-related injuries can be prevented or minimized. scooters, injuries. .


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