Historical and projected fractures associated with mobility scooters presenting to U.S. emergency departments: 2004-2025.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The proportion of mobility scooter users in the United States continues to rise. However, these devices impart a substantial yet underappreciated risk of serious injury - namely, fractures - on users.

Methods

The purpose of this cross-sectional, retrospective study was to use the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) to quantify the national burden of these device-associated fractures between 2004 and 2017, analyzing in two-year intervals. We also projected estimates to 2025, and described the demographic characteristics of those injured.

Results

We found that national estimates of device-associated fractures increased significantly between the 2004-2005 (N = 2583; C.I. 1851 - 3316) and 2016-2017 (N = 6553; C.I. 5026 - 8081) periods (p < 

SUBMITTER: Pirruccio K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6441709 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature