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E-scooter and e-bike injuries adding to hospital burden

E-scooter and e-bike injuries adding to hospital burdenvor 3 Tagen10 Min.

The first ever report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare that quantifies these injuries was released this week.

It shows what many clinicians are already seeing in emergency rooms and surgeries. So what can be done to reduce the impact of these e-devices?

Guest/s

Professor Martin Wullschleger, Director of Trauma, Gold Coast Health and chair of RACS Queensland Trauma Committee

References

E-scooter and e-bike injuries and deaths in Australia: national trends and data limitations