Trottinettes Urgences 2019-2020

Risk Assessment, Consequences and Epidemiology of Electric Scooter Accidents Admitted to Emergency Departments.

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the risk, consequences and epidemiology of electric scooter accidents admitted to the emergency room at St. Pierre University Hospital.

This prospective observational study aims to include any patient admitted to the Adult Emergency Department of St.Pierre University Hospital Brussels following an accident related to the use of an electric scooter in order to describe and understand the epidemiology, complications and treatment of injuries associated with this means of transport.

It is intended to include all accidents occurring in the emergency room during the period from 01/06/2019 to 30/06/2020.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Alcohol Drinking; Emergencies; Traffic Accident; Traumatic Injury; Accidental Injury

Detailed Description

All patients over the age of 16 years with traumatic injuries due to an accident related to the use of an electric scooter were included in the study.

Upon admission to the Emergency Department, patients over 16 years of age who accepted were included in the study. The objectives of the study were firstly to describe the context and incidence of scooter accidents, and secondly to understand the epidemiology, complications and treatment of injuries associated with this means of transport and finally, to estimate the economic impact assessed by the number of days of post-traumatic work disability, the need for access to more specialised and therefore more expensive care (operating theatre interventions, scanner-type radiological examinations or hospitalisation in intensive care units).

The data analyzed were based on :

1) the time and day of the accident, 2) the time of presentation at the hospital (same day or after the accident), 3) the mechanism of the accident, whether there were one or two people on the scooter, 4) the use or non-use of the protective helmet, 5) the influence of alcohol ; 6) the mode of arrival at the emergency room (type of ambulance or by one's own means); 7) the injury assessment, paraclinical examinations; 8) treatments; 9) hospitalization or not; 10) temporary work interruptions .

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 170

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Belgium
  • Bruxelles, Belgium, 1000
    • CHU Saint-Pierre

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 16 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

All the patient presenting at the ED for traumatic lesion following e-sccoter accident

Description

Inclusion criteria:

• All patients with traumatic lesion following electric sccoter accident
• Be able to agree to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• < 16 years
• Unconscious
• Being unable to agree to participate in the study

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
description of traumatic injuries	description of traumatic injuries based on the medical record. Categorised by severity and by anatomical localisation.	during the first 24 hours.
Arrival mode	By ambulance or by own means	Up to one year
Timing of arrival	Immediately after the accident or delayed visit.	Baseline
Accident mechanism	Other party ( Pedestrians hit by the scooter, accident with another) involved or not ( Loss of balance,2 drivers on the e-scooter,	Baseline
alcohol	Did the driver report to being under the influence of alcohol or not	baseline up to 24 hours
Hour of admission	Admission between 7am-6pm; 6pm-11pm or 11pm-7am	Baseline up to 24 hours
Ownership	E-scooter owned or rented by the patient	Baseline up to 24 hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Treatment	Emergency department or operative room	Up to 24 hours
Paraclinical examination	radiography, scanner,	Up to 24 hours
orientation	Intensive care unit, normal hospitalisation, discharge home	Up to 24 hours
Cost of the treatment	Ambulance, hospitalisation, treatment in the ED or operative room , temporary incapacity for work.	Through study completion, an average of 1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Pierre YOUATOU TOWO, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Gan-El E, Ngatchou Djomo W, Pascu Ciobanu AM, Kaufman L, Nde Djiele F, Ulrix M, Kreps B, Plumacker A, Malinverni S, Bartiaux M, Youatou Towo P. Risk assessment, consequences, and epidemiology of electric scooter accidents admitted to an emergency department: a prospective observational study. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2022 Dec;48(6):4847-4855. doi: 10.1007/s00068-022-02019-5. Epub 2022 Jun 21.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 1, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 30, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): March 31, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 18, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 26, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): March 3, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 21, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 20, 2022
• Last Verified: April 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Alcohol Drinking; Helmet; Emergencies; Traumatic injury; Electronic Scooter; Traffic Accident
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Drinking Behavior; Disease Attributes; Alcohol Drinking; Emergencies; Wounds and Injuries; Accidental Injuries
• Other Study ID Numbers: Trottinette19-20

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: YES
• IPD Plan Description: After publication all IPD will be made available through researchgate.com profile of backup investigator
• IPD Sharing Time Frame: After publication
• IPD Sharing Access Criteria: Acces will be granted to any researcher requesting access through Researchgate.com
• IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type: STUDY_PROTOCOL; SAP; ANALYTIC_CODE

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No