E-scooter injuries referred to the oral and maxillofacial surgical service at Christchurch Hospital: a retrospective observational study and cost analysis of 17-months of data

R, Smit; Graham, Danyon O.; Erasmus, J F P

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2020.08.112

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“…Some patients may have presented to general dental/medical clinics and managed and finally, some patients may not present at all. 4 The first national lockdown was on 23 March 2020 whereby non-essential businesses were closed and people ordered to stay at home, permitted to leave for essential purposes only. This restriction on leaving home was lifted on 1 June 2020, permitting people only to meet outside in groups of up to six people.…”

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Oral and maxillofacial injuries associated with e-scooter use at Broomfield Hospital: a cohort study of 24 months of data since e-scooter legalisation in the UK

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Introduction Rental electronic scooters (e-scooters) were legalised in July 2020 in the UK for use on public roads. This has led to higher numbers of emergency department (ED) attendances for head and neck injuries managed by the oral and maxillofacial surgical (OMFS) department. Aim The aim of this research is to assess the increase in e-scooter injuries requiring OMFS input and analyse factors and management associated. Method Data were collected over a 24-month period. A total of 212 e-scooter-related ED presentations were recorded, with 34 patients requiring input from the OMFS department. For the patients referred to OMFS, numerical and categorical factors used independent T-tests and one-way Analysis of Variance tests, respectively, to determine statistical significance at the 5% confidence level (p <0.05). Results The mean age was 32.8 years (SD = 15.9) in a predominately male cohort (79.4%). Alcohol intoxication was observed in 55.8% of accidents. Injuries were most common on Saturdays (41.2%). Soft tissue injuries were present in 64.7% of patients, bony injuries in 38.2% of patients and dental injuries in 11.8% of patients. Imaging was required for 76.5% of patients. In total, 44% of patients required surgical treatment, 5.9% required major surgery and 38.2% required minor surgery. Conclusion This research supports the literature suggesting significant growth in e-scooter-related injuries and their associated burden of conditions managed by the OMFS department. Supplementary Information Zusatzmaterial online: Zu diesem Beitrag sind unter 10.1038/s41415-023-5506-5 für autorisierte Leser zusätzliche Dateien abrufbar.

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Oral and maxillofacial injuries associated with e-scooter use at Broomfield Hospital: a cohort study of 24 months of data since e-scooter legalisation in the UK

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“…A study by Kobayashi et al 14 investigating e-scooter related injuries at three level 1 trauma centres in the USA, found facial fractures were the second most common injury at 26%, with the third being intercranial haemorrhage at 18%. Several other recent studies have cited the oral and maxillofacial region as frequently involved in e-scooter injuries, with proportions ranging from 20 -58% 4,7,15,16 . Our study confirms this, with just under half of all cases presenting to ED having injuries in the oral and maxillofacial region.…”

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“…A number of previous studies have already reported an increasing number of e-scooter related injuries referred to specialties such as Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, placing strain on already overstretched health resources 4,5 . E-scooter riding can result in injury due to falls or collision with other vehicles.…”

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Oral and maxillofacial injuries from electric scooters in Bristol: a retrospective observational study

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et al. 2022

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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“…Included in this study are patients referred to the OMFS service therefore does not capture patients with minor facial trauma such as isolated lacerations that may have been managed by ED doctors or referred to other services. Some patients may have presented to general dental/medical clinics and managed and nally some patients may not present at all [4].…”

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Oral and maxillofacial injuries associated with e-scooter use at Broomfield Hospital: a cohort study of 24 months of data since e-scooter legalisation in the UK

Jones¹,

Parkin²,

Rathod³

et al. 2022

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Rental electronic-scooters (e-scooters) were legalised in July 2020 in the UK for use on public roads. This has led to higher numbers of emergency department (ED) attendances for head and neck injuries managed by the oral and maxillofacial surgical (OMFS) department.The aim of this research is to assess the increase in e-scooter injuries requiring OMFS input, and analyse factors and management associated.Data was collected retrospectively over an 18-month period (July 2020 to December 2021) and prospectively for a 6-month period (January 2022 to June 2022). A total of 212 e-scooter related ED presentations were recorded with 34 patients requiring input from the OMFS department.Basic descriptive analysis was performed for the 34 patients referred to OMFS. Numerical and categorical factors used independent T-tests and one-way ANOVA tests respectively to determine statistical significance at the 5% confidence level (p<0.05).The mean age was 32.8 years (SD =15.9) in a predominately male cohort (79.4%). Alcohol intoxication was observed in 55.8% of accidents. Injuries were most common on Saturdays (41.2%). Soft tissue injuries were present in 64.7% of patients, bony injuries 38.2% of patients and dental injuries 11.8% of patients. Imaging was required for 76.5% of patients. 44% of patients required surgical treatment, 5.9% major surgery and 38.2% minor surgery. This research supports the literature suggesting significant growth in e-scooter related injuries and their associated burden of disease managed by the OMFS department. We have found that alcohol increases the risk of complex e-scooter injury, as measured by dual speciality involvement. We recommend for public health bodies to direct spending on educating patients on the dangers of alcohol and e-scooter use. We suggest a multicentre study to build on the literature and determine other factors associated with e-scooter injury.

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E-scooter injuries referred to the oral and maxillofacial surgical service at Christchurch Hospital: a retrospective observational study and cost analysis of 17-months of data

Cited by 19 publications

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Oral and maxillofacial injuries associated with e-scooter use at Broomfield Hospital: a cohort study of 24 months of data since e-scooter legalisation in the UK

Oral and maxillofacial injuries associated with e-scooter use at Broomfield Hospital: a cohort study of 24 months of data since e-scooter legalisation in the UK

Oral and maxillofacial injuries from electric scooters in Bristol: a retrospective observational study

Oral and maxillofacial injuries associated with e-scooter use at Broomfield Hospital: a cohort study of 24 months of data since e-scooter legalisation in the UK

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