Doctors warn of “exponential” rise in serious e-scooter injuries among kids
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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. “This year, we’re seeing several, three to five, e-scooter injuries a week at SickKids.” Katherine Ward has more. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/12005357/e-scooter-injuries-warning/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on TikTok HERE: https://www.tiktok.com/@globalnews.ca?lang=en #GlobalNews
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