E-scooter injuries on rise amid calls to make helmets mandatory

The study found that fewer than one in 10 people who attended hospital following a fall or collision involving e-scooters was wearing protective headgear. File picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews

Medical researchers have called on legislators to reconsider introducing mandatory helmet wearing for users of e-scooters after a study found fewer than one in 10 individuals who attended hospital following a fall or collision involving the devices was wearing protective headgear.

Research by doctors at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown in Dublin claims injuries from e-scooters are a key and growing contributor to the number of patients attending its emergency department.