Head injuries associated with e-scooters – new study

By Jerry Tsang, Senior Clinical Lecturer in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Queen Mary University of London

A fall from an electric scooter (e-scooter) can look deceptively minor. The rider is standing only a short distance above the road and, unlike a motorcycle, most e-scooters are limited to relatively modest speeds.

Yet trauma surgeons are seeing injuries that tell a different story. E-scooter crashes can cause serious head injuries, damage to internal organs, and complex fractures – sometimes after what appears to have been a simple fall.

This matters as e-scooters become an increasingly common…

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