“In June and July 2024 alone, the Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (CHIRPP) at SickKids found alarming trends among e-scooter injuries treated in the Emergency Department:
- E-scooters accounted for 85% of serious injuries from battery-powered devices.
- Nearly half of all injured riders were children aged 10 to 13.
- 81% of those injured were male.
- Helmet use did not always prevent head injuries. About 26% of cases involved head trauma, and 56% of injured riders were not wearing helmets.
- Almost one-third of injuries affected multiple parts of the body.”
Toronto-based emergency physician, Dr. Raghu Venugopal, emphasizes the severity of these cases: “As emergency physicians across the country, we’re seeing incredible injuries from e-scooters. We’re needing to activate trauma teams, we’re needing different surgical specialists to come in and treat the multiple traumatic injuries. We’re seeing collarbones shattered needing surgery, we’re seeing six to seven rib fractures in healthy people, we’re seeing ankles destroyed, needing surgery. And we’re seeing internal bleeding in the brain.”
Brad Clark Report 
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