Written for New, February 4th 2022.
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E-scooters and e-skateboards, according to a Queensland hospital, are “having an impact” on health services across the state, with a noteworthy increase in injuries over the previous year. Officials claim the number of incidents using e-scooters and e-skateboards has surged across Queensland.
Head injuries and fractures are of particular concern, according to the Queensland Ambulance Service. New laws, according to the Transport Minister, will be implemented soon.
In 2021, there were 100 emergency department presentations for e-scooter incidents at Gold Coast University Hospital, with the majority of people in their late 30s to late 40s. Young people aged eighteen to twenty-seven were also well-represented.
After e-scooter and e-skateboard accidents in Upper Coomera and Currumbin Waters on Monday, two men in their 30s and 40s were sent to the hospital.
On Tuesday, a man was sent to hospital after an e-scooter accident in Caloundra, while a youngster was airlifted to hospital after an e-scooter accident on Moreton Island.
According to the Queensland Ambulance Services, injuries caused by electric vehicles have increased significantly.
Incidents involving personal mobility devices, such as e-scooters and e-skateboards, are increasing statewide, every day, something new would happen in Queensland. The issue is that in the wrong hands, they can be extremely quick and dangerous.
People are falling off them and injuring themselves, and pedestrians are being hit by riders. These individuals frequently require hospitalization as well as surgical intervention.
Collisions, according to are causing significant head injuries.
Mostly occurring to primarily younger individuals, but they are frequently used recreationally on weekends. There are numerous injuries, many of which are minor, but we do find orthopedic fractures of the wrists, arms, and legs, as well as some horrific situations in which people have received major head injuries.
People are required to wear helmets, but if you don’t and your head hits the pavement or a tree, you might face serious, life-altering effects. Experts cautioned people against cycling when inebriated or underestimating the dangers of riding recklessly.
Rule changes imminent
Transport Minister Mark Bailey said Queensland had double the national average of mobility device users and that new regulations were on the way.
“We had a roundtable very late last year, so we’re looking at them at the moment,” he said.
“We had the roundtable to bring together different kinds of groups — we had trauma experts, disability experts, pedestrian groups, cycling groups, police, the users and the sellers, got everyone into a room for half a day and went through a range of things.
“But there’ll be a couple of things coming in the short term, a few other things that we’re working on over the next series of months and we’ll come to a conclusion, but we want to work with stakeholders so everyone’s part of the solution.”
Sources: 9 News, abcNews, TheGuardian, Gajic
