Standing motorized scooters are increasingly used for personal transportation, 1 yet such devices confer considerable risk for trauma, particularly to the head and extremities. 2-5 As potential dangers are not widely known and training is often minimal, riders may often use these devices in an unsafe manner, eg, without protective gear and/or while intoxicated. 2 This single-center study assessed the incidence and severity of traumatic injuries associated with motorized scooters and the associated use of protective devices and/or intoxicants. Methods Following HonorHealth Institutional Review Board approval, a retrospective, single-institution, crosssectional study via review of deidentified medical records (deemed exempt from informed consent
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