Papoutsi, Sylvana; Martinolli, Luca; Braun, Christian Tasso; Exadaktylos, Aristomenis (2014). E-bike injuries: experience from an urban emergency department-a retrospective study from Switzerland. Emergency medicine international, 2014(850236), p. 850236. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 10.1155/2014/850236
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Background. Between 2005 and 2012, annual sales of E-bikes in Switzerland increased from 1,792 to 52,941. This continuous and rapid transition from human-powered bicycles to an electric bicycle technology may indicate the increasing demand for low-cost transportation technology in combination with a healthy lifestyle. Material and Methods. In the present study, from April 2012 to September 2013, we retrospectively analysed E-bike accidents treated in the Emergency Department of our hospital by focusing on the following parameters: age, gender, time, period, and cause of the accident, as well as injury and outcome. Results. Patients were predominantly male. The mean age of injured E-cyclists was 47.5 years. The main causes of injury were self-accident. Most injuries were to the head/neck. The mean ISS was 8.48. The outcome showed that 9 patients were treated as outpatients, 9 were inpatients, and 5 patients were kept in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Only six patients underwent surgery (S). Discussion. This is the first attempt to evaluate E-bike injuries in Switzerland in an acute hospital setting. Since there is increasing popular preference for E-bikes as means of transportation and injuries to the head or neck are prevalent among E-cyclists, the hazard should not to be underestimated.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Anaesthesiology (DINA) > University Emergency Center |
UniBE Contributor: |
Exadaktylos, Aristomenis |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
2090-2840 |
Publisher: |
Hindawi Publishing Corporation |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Romana Saredi |
Date Deposited: |
22 Apr 2015 11:14 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:45 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1155/2014/850236 |
PubMed ID: |
24778880 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.67024 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/67024 |
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