The kick with the stick.
- Exadaktylos A Department of Trauma and Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, 3010 Berne, Switzerland. exaris@hotmail.com
- Eggli S
- Zimmermann H
- 2001-07-31
Published in:
- British journal of sports medicine. - 2001
Adolescent
Adult
Athletic Injuries
Contusions
Craniocerebral Trauma
Female
Finger Injuries
Humans
Male
Skating
Switzerland
Whiplash Injuries
English
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the incidence and type of severe microscooter related injuries in adults.
METHOD
Data were collected between January and September 2000 from the University Hospital Berne, the only referral centre for major trauma in that city, using the software package Qualicare, which connects clinical data with categorised keywords, allowing the immediate localisation of patient groups with defined diagnosis or other clinical information.
RESULTS
Only 0.2% of the patients treated had suffered a microscooter accident. There were five head injuries: three facial lacerations, one fractured mandible, and one cerebral concussion. One patient showed clinical signs of a cervical whiplash injury without radiological findings. There were also two cases of finger laceration and two of muscular contusions of the lower extremities.
CONCLUSIONS
Although only a small proportion of the trauma cases were the result of riding microscooters, a system of injury surveillance should be started. Furthermore, protective gear should be worn particularly when microscooters are ridden in the street.
To investigate the incidence and type of severe microscooter related injuries in adults.
METHOD
Data were collected between January and September 2000 from the University Hospital Berne, the only referral centre for major trauma in that city, using the software package Qualicare, which connects clinical data with categorised keywords, allowing the immediate localisation of patient groups with defined diagnosis or other clinical information.
RESULTS
Only 0.2% of the patients treated had suffered a microscooter accident. There were five head injuries: three facial lacerations, one fractured mandible, and one cerebral concussion. One patient showed clinical signs of a cervical whiplash injury without radiological findings. There were also two cases of finger laceration and two of muscular contusions of the lower extremities.
CONCLUSIONS
Although only a small proportion of the trauma cases were the result of riding microscooters, a system of injury surveillance should be started. Furthermore, protective gear should be worn particularly when microscooters are ridden in the street.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- bronze
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1136/bjsm.35.4.276
- PMID 11477029
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.rero.ch/global/documents/171622
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