Doctors warn of ‘exponential’ rise in serious e-scooter injuries among kids
2026-08-01 from globalnews.ca
Doctors at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children say they are seeing a growing number of children seriously injured in e-scooter crashes, with some suffering traumatic injuries and complex fractures.
“It’s been exponential really,” Dr. Suzanne Beno, a pediatric emergency physician and co-medical director of SickKids’ trauma program, said about the influx of children with injuries.
Bono said e-scooter injuries reached a “tipping point” in 2024 and have doubled every year since.
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