Table 2

Injuries and injury severity following motorized scooter accidents

n=103
Median ISS (IQR)5.5 (5–9)
Mild ISS=1–859 (58%)
Moderate ISS=9–1536 (36%)
Severe ISS=16–246 (6%)
Critical ISS ≥251 (1%)
AIS-extremity ≥37 (8%)
Extremity fracture43 (42%)
Femur3/43 (7%)
Tibia/fibula13/43 (30%)
Malleolus6/43 (14%)
Radius/ulna9/43 (21%)
Scapula4/43 (9%)
AIS-face ≥31 (1%)
Facial fracture27 (26%)
Mandible fracture8/27 (30%)
AIS-head ≥315 (15%)
ICH*19 (18%)
SDH4/19 (21%)
SAH10/19 (53%)
IPH6/19 (32%)
  • *Several patients had more than one type of ICH simultaneously.

  • AIS, Abbreviated Injury Score; ICH, intracranial hemorrhage; IPH, intraparenchymal hemorrhage; ISS, Injury Severity Score; SAH, subarachnoid hemorrhage; SDH, subdural hematoma.