Electric scooter injuries rising, one-third involve the head
電動滑板車傷害事故增多,其中三分之一涉及頭部創傷
As reported in JAMA Surgery, the researchers discovered that e- scooter injury rates had increased dramatically in just four years: the incidence more than doubled during those years,rising from 6 per 100, 000 in the population to 19 per 100, 000. Of the estimated 14, 651 e-scooter-related injuries in 2018, 4, 658, or 32%,involved the head.
根據《美國醫學會外科學期刊》的報告,研究者發現,僅在四年內,電動滑板車的事故發生率顯著增加:以往每十萬個人裡會出現6例事故,如今這一數字增長為19,翻了不止一倍。據估算,2018年發生了14651起與電動滑板車有關的傷害事件,其中有4658起,也就是32%的事故涉及頭部受傷。
Dr. Benjamin Breyer of the University of California,L OS Angeles, points to a 2019 analysis of data from two hospitals in Southern California, which found just 4.8% of injured e- scooter riders were wearing helmets.
加州大學洛杉磯分校(UCL A)的班傑明.布雷耶博土重點介紹了一份2019年的研究報告,這份報告分析了兩家南加州醫院提供的數據,這些數據表明,在所有受傷的電動滑板車騎手中,僅有4.8%當時佩戴了頭盔。
Dr. Joann EIlmore, a professor of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, believed that most e- scooter users are probably unaware of the risks. To make the point, she described a photo taken by a colleague. "There were two riders on ane-scooter,」she said. "No one had shoes on. There were no helmets. And the woman in front had a baby in a Baby Bjorn."
UCL A醫學系教授喬安.埃爾莫爾博士認為,絕大多數電動滑板車使用者可能並不了解這其中的風險。為了論證這個觀點,她描述了她同事拍攝的一張照片。她說:「在一輛電動滑板車上,有兩名騎手,沒穿鞋子,也沒戴頭盔。騎在前面的女性還用前抱式的嬰兒背帶背著個寶寶 。」
The new report highlights the need for more research on new technologies, said Dr. Guohua Li,a professor of epidemiology at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health in NewYorkCity.
哥倫比亞大學梅爾曼公共衛生學院位於紐約市,該學院的流行病學教授李國華表示,這份新的報告凸顯了一點一 我們需 要對新科技展開更多研究。
Just as there is a global network of experts working on infectious diseases, there needs to be "a similar program devoted to the surveillance and prevention of injuries caused by emerging technologies,products and lifestyles, such as e- scooters, e-sports, etc., " Li said in an email.
全球範圍內,專家組成了一個網絡來研究傳染病,同樣,人們也需要「一個類似的項目,專門用於監管和預防新興科技、產品和生活方式(比如電動滑板車、電子競技等等)造成的傷害」,李教授在郵件中寫道。
"The challenge for researchers and policy-makers is to keep up with the ever-changing society and protect the public from unnecessary harms caused by new technologies and products without hindering innovation,」he added.
他還補充道:「研究者和政策制定者所面臨的挑戰是:緊跟瞬息萬變的社會,保護大眾免受新科技、新產品造成的不必要傷害,同時(儘量)不要妨礙科技創新。