Teen Boys Push Tripling in E-Scooter Hospitalisations
The rate jumped from 3.6 to 54 per 100,000 over five years, and e-scooter deaths rose from seven to 20 over the decade.
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Teenage boys drive surge in e-scooter hospitalisations
The number of people hospitalised after e-scooter incidents in Australia more than tripled in five years, with teenage boys driving much of the increase, a government report said. There were 4,089 e-scooter-related hospitalisations in 2024-25, up from 1,291 in 2019-20, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). Hospitalisations among boys aged 12 […]
The number of hospital admissions following a fall from an e-scooter in Australia has more than tripled in five years. This is stated in a report by the Australian health institute AIHW. The institute observed the sharpest increase among boys aged 12 to 15. The situation appears to be heading in the same direction in Belgium and the Netherlands as well. […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.
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