Roughly 38 percent of nonriders involved in emergency department visits associated with standing electric scooter traffic accidents that occured in California between the 1st of September 2017 and 31st of August 2018 had some type of fracture. The statistic illustrates the share of emergency department (ED) visits associated with standing electric scooters in California from September 2017 to August 2018, by injury type.
Share of emergency department visits associated with standing electric scooters in California from September 2017 to August 2018, by injury type
Characteristic
Rider
Non-rider
Total
Any fracture
31.1%
38.1%
31.7%
Upper extremity (distal)
13.2%
4.8%
12.5%
Upper extremity (proximal)
6.6%
9.5%
6.8%
Lower extremity (distal)
4%
9.5%
4.4%
Lower extremity (proximal)
1.3%
0%
1.2%
Facial
5.3%
9.5%
5.6%
Vertebral column
0.9%
0%
0.8%
Thoracic
1.3%
4.8%
1.6%
Head injury
40.4%
38%
40.2%
Contusions, sprains, and lacerations with no fracture or head injury
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Journal of the American Medical Association. (January 25, 2019). Share of emergency department visits associated with standing electric scooters in California from September 2017 to August 2018, by injury type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065651/electric-standing-scooter-accidents-in-california-by-injury-type/
Journal of the American Medical Association. "Share of emergency department visits associated with standing electric scooters in California from September 2017 to August 2018, by injury type." Chart. January 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065651/electric-standing-scooter-accidents-in-california-by-injury-type/
Journal of the American Medical Association. (2019). Share of emergency department visits associated with standing electric scooters in California from September 2017 to August 2018, by injury type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065651/electric-standing-scooter-accidents-in-california-by-injury-type/
Journal of the American Medical Association. "Share of Emergency Department Visits Associated with Standing Electric Scooters in California from September 2017 to August 2018, by Injury Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065651/electric-standing-scooter-accidents-in-california-by-injury-type/
Journal of the American Medical Association, Share of emergency department visits associated with standing electric scooters in California from September 2017 to August 2018, by injury type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065651/electric-standing-scooter-accidents-in-california-by-injury-type/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Share of emergency department visits associated with standing electric scooters in California from September 2017 to August 2018, by injury type [Graph], Journal of the American Medical Association, January 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065651/electric-standing-scooter-accidents-in-california-by-injury-type/
