Traumatic Injuries Associated with Segways and Personal Transporters

This article will discuss how segways and other personal transporters are emerging as alternative modes of transportation that blur the distinction between pedestrian and vehicular traffic. The article reviewed the records of four patients who were traumatically injured while piloting personal transporters. All patients required hospital admission for major blunt force trauma, and three were admitted to intensive care. Two of the intensive care admissions were for neurologic monitoring of severe intracranial hemorrhage. The other intensive care patient had an extensive chest wall injury and respiratory failure resulting in a tracheostomy. The fourth patient suffered an open lower extremity fracture requiring extensive reconstructive orthopedic surgery. Surgeons should be aware of the potential serious nature of the associated injuries.

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• Authors:
  • Vincent, Kyle B
  • Block, Ernest F
  • Black, Jonathan
• Publication Date: 2009-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 722-724
• Serial:
  • American Surgeon
  • Volume: 75
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Southeastern Surgical Congress
  • ISSN: 0003-1348
  • EISSN: 1555-9823
  • Serial URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/sesc/tas

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Case studies; Crash data; Crash injuries; Mode choice; Traumatic brain injuries
• Identifier Terms: Segway Human Transporter
• Uncontrolled Terms: Blunt force trauma; Personal transportation systems
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01144203
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 17 2009 2:58PM