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Background: The use of electric scooters has increased considerably as they are an accessible means of transportation. The number of injuries from falls and collisions has risen significantly. Therefore, the aim of the study was to describe demographics injury patterns of electric scooter accidents produced over one year. Methods: A prospective observational study of electric scooter- related injuries presented in the emergency room from May 2019 until May 2020. The inclusion criteria was based on the direct cause of injury produced while an electric scooter was in use. Demographic data, the use of a helmet or the lack thereof, accident mechanism, injury time, type of injury produced, and the treatment applied were collected. Results: Over the study period, 397 patients were identified with a total of 422 injuries. The mean age was 30.8 years, with 12.6% of patients being minors. The patients mainly presented in evening hours and in summertime at the emergency department. Of the total injuries seen, 46.9% were fractures. Some 25% of the total cases required surgery. Only 19% of the riders wore a helmet at the time of the accident. Most of the fractures were to the upper limbs (62.6%). There was a greater incidence of radius fractures. Conclusion: Injuries incurred while using electric scooters are an emerging phenomenon, despite existing regulations. In this study, most injuries occurred in young men and were due to falls from the vehicle. Nearly half of those injuries were fractures to the upper limbs. Surprisingly, 50% of the fractures required surgery.

Objectives:We present a descriptive analysis of the results of a psychotherapeutic intervention in patients with concomitant diagnoses of Persistent Depressive Disorder (PPD), also known as Dysthymia, and Fibromyalgia.Background:Dysthymia is an increasingly prevalent diagnostic challenge which has a chronic course and which is resistant to pharmacological treatment. Moreover, negative countertransference and psychosomatic symptoms hinder the possibility of adequate psychotherapeutic interventions.Materials and Methods:We study a 9-month psychodynamic group intervention. The results of pre and post-intervention tests are analyzed by comparing individual discrete values and the total averages. Scales used: Beck Depressive Inventory (BDI), Social Adaptation Self-evaluation Scale (SASS), Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) and Clinical Anxiety Scale (CAS).Results and Conclusions:The differences in the averages are of a minor reduction in the BDI, CAS and FIQ scales and a slight improvement in the SASS.All pre and post test results found are within non-pathological ranges in the CAS and the SASS. However, extremely increased results are found in the FIQ.It is hypothesized that the reduction found in some of the scales is due to an improved contact of patients with their psychic as well as physical suffering resulting from a deep psychotherapeutic effort hitherto impossible due to the imperviousness of this type of patients. What is more, it is believed that this contact could determine a change towards a consistent and lasting improvement. Therefore, it is considered that the intervention had also provided benefits for patients.