Pediatric e-bike injuries more than double: South Florida doctors warn of ‘troubling’ trend

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — As electronic scooters and bikes rise in popularity with kids and teens, so does the risk of injury.

Doctors at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital say they are seeing a troubling increase in serious trauma cases tied to e-scooters and e-bikes.

“It is becoming a trend that we are seeing more and more kids get injuries from this,” said Dr. Patricio Lau, a pediatric trauma surgeon at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. “Over the last couple of years, especially from last year to this year, we have seen a significant increase in the number of patients who are coming in as traumas, and the highest level of trauma.”…

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