The ACCC released a report today that examines mobility scooter injuries.
The report, Targeted study of injury data involving motorised mobility scooters, was commissioned by the ACCC from the Monash University Department of Forensic Medicine and Monash University Accident and Research Centre.
Research indicates that there were 442 motorised mobility scooter fall injury hospitalisations in Australia between July 2006 and June 2008. However, the total number of hospitalisations was likely to be greater than 700 if other accidents, such as collisions, were also included.
The ACCC has already started working in partnership with stakeholders to develop and implement strategies for a united approach to minimise deaths and injuries related to mobility scooters. These stakeholders include representatives from the mobility scooter industry, health, injury prevention and aged care organisations, and other government agencies.
More information on mobility scooters is available from the mobility scooters section of this website.
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