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'Exponential rise': Canadian pediatricians document severe e-scooter injuries, deaths in children, teens

From skull fractures to ICU admissions, pediatric specialists across Canada say severe e-scooter trauma in kids is becoming routine — and current rules are failing to protect them.

'Exponential rise': Canadian pediatricians document severe e-scooter injuries, deaths in children, teens

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