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Electric Scooter Accident: A Serious Epidemic

https://www.lezdotechmed.com/blog/personal-injury/scooter-accident/ The usage of electric scooters has grown significantly over the past few years as scooter-sharing businesses increase across the nation. The widespread usage of electric scooters is understandable, given their accessibility, ease of use, and frequent environmental friendliness. But every stage of development is accompanied by increasing pains. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that for every 100,000 E-Scooter rides, 20 persons will get an injury. More than 40,000 cases of shattered bones, brain injuries , scratches, and bruises from scooter accidents were treated in emergency rooms in the U.S. between 2014 and 2018. The E-Scooter injuries throughout the U.S. population jumped from 6 per 100,000 to 19 per 100,000. The risks associated with electric scooters can result in internal bleeding and catastrophic brain injury.  Spinal cord injury , Arm and leg bone fractures, nerve injury , head inj...