LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Sunrise Trauma Center issued a warning Tuesday morning about a surge in patients with e-bike and e-scooter injuries.
According to a release from the hospital, physicians have seen nearly half of last year’s total injuries less than three months into 2026. In 2025, Sunrise Trauma saw 254 patients injured while riding an e-scooter or e-bike, averaging 21 injuries per month.
So far in 2026, Sunrise Trauma has seen 140 patients with e-bike and e-scooter injuries — many of which are riders not wearing helmets. Within the last two years, physicians say around 30% of these injuries involve children under the age of 18, and only 21% of them were believed to be wearing a helmet.
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March marks National Brain Injury Awareness Month, and physicians are urging parents to talk with their children and teens about e-bike and e-scooter road safety.
Physicians emphasize the importance of using a certified helmet for the device in use, following local traffic laws, using lights and reflective gear at dusk and dawn, and avoiding distractions while riding.
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“These devices may seem like convenient and fun transportation, but they can become extremely dangerous when riders are unprotected,” said John Pope, Vice President of Trauma Services. “We are seeing more young people coming into the trauma center with serious head injuries that could have been prevented with a helmet.”
Pope said Sunrise Children’s Hospital, through a partnership with Safe Kids Clark County, provides bicycle helmets to any pediatric patient presenting with a bicycle or scooter-related injury through its Children’s Emergency Department.
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