Electric scooters (e-scooters) are a novel, rapid, and convenient mode of transportation with increasing accessibility across the United States.¹ E-scooter use may decrease traffic congestion and increase public transit use.² Expansion of e-scooters in dense, high-traffic urban areas will affect rider injury in unknown ways and lead to new policies already implemented by some major cities.³ With the influx of e-scooter availability in urban areas, particularly in the past year,³ we sought to investigate trends of injury and hospital admission.

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2014-2018年美国电动滑板车伤害和住院人数。

电动踏板车（e-scooters）是一种新颖，快速，便捷的运输方式，在美国各地的可及性越来越高。¹使用电动踏板车可以减少交通拥堵并增加公共交通的使用。²电动滑板车在人口稠密，交通繁忙的城市地区的扩张将以未知的方式影响车手的伤害，并导致一些主要城市已经实施了新的政策。³随着电动滑板车在城市地区的大量涌入，特别是在过去的一年中，³我们试图调查伤害和住院的趋势。