2026-08-13 from cbc.ca

As e-scooters become increasingly common across Canada, pediatricians, emergency physicians and other experts warn that injuries — often severe and involving younger people — are rising, while regulations struggle to keep pace.

Dr. Daniel Rosenfield, a pediatric emergency physician at SickKids hospital in Toronto and chair of the injury prevention committee for the Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS), says he has seen "a complete exponential rise" in every type of injury that can result from an e-scooter crash — from minor scrapes to major brain injuries and death. 

Bad injuries used to be "once in a blue moon," he told CBC News. Now, "anytime we get a call from EMS that says, 'E-scooter trauma inbound,' we're prepared for severe injuries," he said.

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