Study of accidents in England and Wales shows e-scooter riders three times more likely to suffer traumatic brain injury than bikers Electric scooter riders are three times more likely to suffer traumatic brain injuries than motorcyclists, according to an analysis of accidents in England and Wales – which found women were particularly at risk of serious harm. Brain injuries accounted for more than a third of adult injuries on e-scooters, but riders also sustained more internal organ and blood vessel damage than did motorcyclists or pedal cyclists, the study found. Continue reading...

The number of children and young people being admitted to hospital with traumatic brain injuries as a result of e-scooter incidents has risen by 50pc in the last twelve months, according to…

Traumatic brain injuries among child e-scooter users in Ireland have jumped by 50% in just 12 months. Alarmed medics say it is time to take action

Dr Irwin Gill consultant in neurodisability in CHI at Temple Street.

Cabinet will sign off on plans to explicitly ban the use of scramblers on roads this morning.

‘As clinicians involved in the care of children with traumatic brain injuries, we are writing to highlight our concerns’

“We cannot and will not gamble with our patients’ health or the health of our communities,” write the presidents of the AAFP, AAP, ACP, ACOG, and IDSA.

Concerning rates of acquired brain injury (ABI) among adults and young people involved in the criminal justice system raise questions about support needs and issues that they face within, and at th...

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