Characteristics of all patients presented to the emergency with push scooter-related accidents (n=165)
| Parameter | Patients, n (%) |
| Age (years) | |
| 16–25 | 31 (18.79) |
| 25–50 | 87 (52.73) |
| >50 | 47 (28.48) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 87 (52.73) |
| Female | 78 (47.27) |
| Scooter type | |
| Small-wheeled push scooter | 144 (87.27) |
| Pneumatic-wheeled downhill scooter | 21 (12.73) |
| Helmet worn at the time of the accident | |
| Helmet | 21 (12.73) |
| Small-wheeled push scooter | 11 (52.38) |
| Pneumatic-wheeled downhill scooter | 10 (47.62) |
| No helmet | 144 (87.27) |
| Small-wheeled push scooter | 133 (92.36) |
| Pneumatic-wheeled downhill scooter | 11 (7.64) |
| Arrival time at the emergency department | |
| 00:00–03:00 | 3 (1.82) |
| 03:00–06:00 | 3 (1.82) |
| 06:00–09:00 | 9 (5.45) |
| 09:00–12:00 | 30 (18.81) |
| 12:00–15:00 | 24 (14.55) |
| 15:00–18:00 | 42 (25.45) |
| 18:00–21:00 | 41 (24.85) |
| 21:00–24:00 | 12 (7.27) |
| Unknown | 1 (0.61) |
| Circumstances | |
| Fall (no other specification) | 139 (84.24) |
| Loss of control while driving | 9 (5.45) |
| Slippery underlying surface | 5 (3.03) |
| Static handling (eg, folding the scooter for storage) | 4 (2.42) |
| Misstep while pushing | 3 (1.82) |
| Car crash | 3 (1.82) |
| Stumble over an obstacle | 2 (1.21) |
| Patient referral | |
| Self-referral | 93 (56.36) |
| Swiss Air Ambulance (REGA, Air Zermatt, Air Glacier) | 29 (17.58) |
| Referral from another hospital | 28 (16.97) |
| Emergency medical service | 15 (9.09) |
| Hospital stay | |
| Inpatient | 59 (35.76) |
| Outpatient | 106 (64.24) |