Comment on E-scooter riders need to wear helmets. I’ve seen the results when they don’t | Opinion

E-scooter riders need to wear helmets. I’ve seen the results when they don’t | Opinion

Several years ago, I noticed a growing trend at Memorial Regional Hospital South, where I work as an occupational therapist specializing in traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries. The trend, sadly, is the rapid rise of patients requiring intensive therapy after suffering a severe head or spinal injury while using a micromobility device like an electric scooter (e-scooter). There is no universal helmet law in the United States.

 

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