Trottinettes Urgences 2019-2020

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

Detailed Description
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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 .

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

Conditions
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Traumatic Injury, Accidental Injury, Alcohol Drinking, Traffic Accident, Emergencies

Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 16 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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What is the study measuring?
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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 | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Electronic Scooter, Helmet, Traumatic injury, Alcohol Drinking, Traffic Accident, Emergencies