A Neurosurgical Perspective on Electric Scooter Accidents Elektrikli Scooter Kazalarına Nöroşirürjikal Bakış: Klinik Tecrübemiz
Medical Journal of Bakirkoy, cilt.21, sa.2, ss.157-162, 2025 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.4274/bmj.galenos.2024.2024.2-12
- Dergi Adı: Medical Journal of Bakirkoy
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.157-162
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Accident, brain surgery, neurotrauma, trauma
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objective: Electric scooters (e-scooters) have become the preferred personal vehicles in the world because of their easy accessibility, fast and even environmentally friendly features. E-scooters started to be used in İstanbul for the first time in Türkiye in 2019 and became popular in other metropolitans over time. We started encountering injuries associated with the growing use of e-scooters at our clinic. Methods: This retrospective study evaluated 242 patients who were admitted to the Emergency Department of University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital due to electric scooter accidents between January 2020 and May 2023 for neurosurgical pathologies. Results: Among the 12 patients included in the study, 8 were male and 4 were female. The mean age was 26.6 years (14-50). It was determined that none of the participants used protective equipment (helmet, knee pad, etc.). According to the retrospective evaluation, two patients were followed up for mild head trauma, seven for moderate head trauma, and one for severe head trauma. One patient with severe head trauma required long hospital stay and repeated surgical intervention. One patient underwent conservative follow-up, and the other required surgery. Conclusion: E-scooters are environmentally friendly and can accelerate transportation; however, using them without complying with protective equipment and traffic rules can cause severe trauma. Despite our limited number of patients, we monitored one patient with trauma progressing to severe morbidity. We believe that injuries related to e-scooters will be more frequent in neurosurgery emergency practice.