E-bike head trauma soars as helmet use falls, study finds

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E-bike head trauma soars as helmet use falls, study finds
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A new study shows that nearly 8,000 e-bike riders sought hospital care for head injuries in 2022. It's a huge increase and the majority of the injured riders were not wearing helmets.

A new study shows that nearly 8,000 e-bike riders sought hospital care for head injuries in 2022. It's a huge increase and the majority of the injured riders were not wearing helmets.E-bike use is increasing quickly, but many people do not wear helmets. And head injuries from e-bike accidents are rising fast too, a study in JAMA Surgery shows.E-bike use is increasing quickly, but many people do not wear helmets.

But he said in a phone interview,"I'd love to see more people wearing helmets. And I really do think that as a society, cities and towns can produce real changes on the road that impact safety and prevent these kinds of injuries."Breyer and his team examined data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System , a nationally representative sample of about 100 hospital emergency departments throughout the U.S.

Helmetless riders were almost twice as likely to suffer head injuries as helmeted ones, the study found.

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