Serious injuries are on the rise from e-scooters and e-bikes.
Emergency room doctors in the St. Louis area say they’ve seen a lot of injuries coming in from riders who crashed on their e-bikes or e-scooters. Dr. Tiffany Osborne is a Washington University emergency medicine and critical care physician at Barnes Jewish Hospital.
“In general, injuries from electronic scooters and e-bikes have increased sharply over recent years, and they are significantly greater than those from traditional bicycles,” Osborn said. “Riders, they’re more likely to require hospital or ICU admission and to sustain traumatic brain injuries. So injuries to the brain, such as bleeding or concussions, compared to regular bicyclists.”
She said too many riders are not wearing helmets on e-bikes and e-scooters.
“Predominantly, you’re going to see facial and brain injuries,” Osborn said. “Eighty-three percent of people who are severely injured (on) e-scooters, they sustain some injury to the brain or face.”
Many others are driving or riding on e-bikes and e-scooters while intoxicated. Her advice: put on that helmet, ride sober, watch where you are going and stay in designated lanes.
KMOX Radio submitted this report
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