At-a-glance – Emergency department presentations for hoverboard-related injuries: the electronic Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (eCHIRPP), 2015 to 2016

摘要

A hoverboard is a battery-powered, hands-free, self-balancing two-wheeled vehicle similar to a skateboard, capable of travelling up to 20 km/hour. We conducted a search of narratives within the eCHIRPP database for hoverboard-related injuries on July 7, 2016. Reported events were searched for in the injury event description field using the phrases “hover” and “self” + “balanc” + “scooter”. For completeness, additional terms were also considered (e.g. “swagway”, “segway”, “planche de hover” and “hover planche”). We conducted manual resolution to ensure accuracy and precision of identified events.