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Queensland hospitals are seeing an increase in e-scooter injuries
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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6/3/2025
New data shows e-scooter related injuries are escalating in Queensland.
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Well this data which has come from the Jamison Trauma Institute has found that
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e-scooter related injuries of hospital presentations around 30 hospitals
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across the state has increased to 150 per month. Now that's a 50% increase from
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two years ago and researchers say that they're particularly concerned there's
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been more common severe facial and head injuries. They also say that private
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e-scooter riders are making up the majority of these hospital presentations
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largely due to the fact that e-scooter riders privately are traveling at higher
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speeds than others. Now this comes as some forensic crash investigation unit is
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continuing their investigation into the death of an 18 year old rider who
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crashed their e-scooter on the Flinders Highway in Townsville over the weekend.
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Now the teen from Mount Louisa was taken to hospital in a critical condition but
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sadly passed away a short time later. E-scooters around Queensland have become
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more common since 2019. They are very popular and we've seen more and more of
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them in those major and capital cities. There is currently a parliamentary
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inquiry underway that's looking specifically into the benefits, the safety risks as well
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as the approaches to safety and regulation for the mode of transport. There is
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expected to be a report that will be tabled on March 30 next year.
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