E-device injuries surge at Las Vegas trauma center as safety concerns mount

Las Vegas hospitals are seeing a dramatic increase in electric scooter and bike injuries, with one trauma center reporting more than 250 cases in 2025, and the troubling trend is continuing into the new year.

Sunrise Trauma Center treated 253 cases involving e-devices in 2025, surpassing the hospital’s expectations for the year. The severity of injuries has been particularly concerning, with the trauma center seeing one crash each day for the first 10 days of January 2026.

“The cases are going to the trauma center at Sunrise because of the severity of the injuries,” highlighting the serious nature of these accidents…

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