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Edward Lewis

Dr. Edward Lewis is Acting Head of Rehabilitation Medicine at St Vincent's Hospital Sydney and a rehabilitation medicine specialist who has spoken publicly about Australia's rise in e-bike injuries.

Oct 12, 2026

1:09
What sort of injuries are we talking about? How severe are some of these injuries that we're seeing?
1:14
Yeah, so there's a really broad spectrum of injuries related to the traumatic nature of e-bike accidents.
1:21
So we see about 42% of those people present to emergency coming in with what we call a trauma response, which a team of doctors and nurses need to basically all come together to really urgently review these people.
1:35
We see really severe major head injuries, including skull fractures and bleeds on the brain.
1:42
We can see really nasty long bone injuries and breaks.
1:46
And we can also see injury to the internal organs as well, such as the bowels or the lungs and the chest, which can really be quite life-threatening.
1:55
And on the other side of the spectrum, we see people coming with concussions from a fall off an e-bike or scrapes and grazes.
3:02
And when we're talking about e-bike related injuries, are that purely riders who are getting involved in crashes, hit by a car, hitting something else? Or are some of these injuries also from pedestrians that are struck by these e-bikes that, as you said, go faster than a normal bike?
1:09
What sort of injuries are we talking about? How severe are some of these injuries that we're seeing?
1:14
Yeah, so there's a really broad spectrum of injuries, uh, related to the, the traumatic nature of e-bike accidents.
1:21
So we see about 42% of those people present to emergency coming in with a, what we call a trauma response, whi- which a team of doctors and, and nurses need to basically all come together to really urgently review these people.
1:35
We see really severe major head injuries, including skull fractures and bleeds on the brain.
1:42
We can see really nasty lung bone injuries and breaks, and we can also see injury to the internal organs as well, such as the bowels or, uh, the lungs and the chest, uh, which can really be quite life-threatening.
1:55
And on the other side of the spectrum, we see people coming with concussions from a fall off an e-bike or scrapes and grazes, so quite a, a broad array of injuries that people can come in with.
3:02
And when we're talking about e-bike related injuries, are that purely riders who are getting involved in crashes, hit by a car, hitting something else, or are some of these injuries also from pedestrians that are struck by these e-bikes that, as you said, go faster than a, a normal bike?
3:16
Yeah, sadly it's not just the people on the e-bikes that are getting injured now.
1:09
What sort of injuries are we talking about? How severe are some of these injuries that we're seeing?
1:14
Yeah, so there's a really broad spectrum of injuries related to the traumatic nature of e-bike accidents.
1:21
So we see about 42% of those people present to emergency coming in with what we call a trauma response, which a team of doctors and nurses need to basically all come together to really urgently review these people.
1:35
We see really severe major head injuries, including skull fractures and bleeds on the brain.
1:42
We can see really nasty long bone injuries and breaks.
1:46
And we can also see injury to the internal organs as well, such as the bowels or the lungs and the chest, which can really be quite life-threatening.
1:55
And on the other side of the spectrum, we see people coming with concussions from a fall off an e-bike or scrapes and grazes.
3:02
And when we're talking about e-bike related injuries, are that purely riders who are getting involved in crashes, hit by a car, hitting something else? Or are some of these injuries also from pedestrians that are struck by these e-bikes that, as you said, go faster than a normal bike?
1:09
What sort of injuries are we talking about? How severe are some of these injuries that we're seeing?
1:14
Yeah, so there's a really broad spectrum of injuries, uh, related to the, the traumatic nature of e-bike accidents.
1:21
So we see about 42% of those people present to emergency coming in with a, what we call a trauma response whi- which a team of doctors and, and nurses need to basically all come together to really urgently review these people.
1:35
We see really severe major head injuries, including skull fractures and bleeds on the brain.
1:42
We can see really nasty lung bone injuries and breaks, and we can also see injury to the internal organs as well, such as the bowels or, uh, the lungs and the chest, uh, which can really be quite life-threatening.
1:55
And on the other side of the spectrum, we see people coming with concussions from a fall off an e-bike or scrapes and grazes.
2:02
So quite a, a broad array of injuries that people can come in with.
3:02
And when we're talking about e-bike related injuries, are that purely riders who are getting involved in crashes, hit by a car, hitting something else? Or are some of these injuries also from pedestrians that are struck by these e-bikes that, as you said, go faster than a, a normal bike?
1:09
What sort of injuries are we talking about? How severe are some of these injuries that we're seeing?
1:14
Yeah, so there's a really broad spectrum of injuries related to the traumatic nature of e-bike accidents.
1:21
So we see about 42% of those people present to emergency coming in with what we call a trauma response, which a team of doctors and nurses need to basically all come together to really urgently review these people.
1:35
We see really severe major head injuries, including skull fractures and bleeds on the brain.
1:42
We can see really nasty long bone injuries and breaks.
1:46
And we can also see injury to the internal organs as well, such as the bowels or the lungs and the chest, which can really be quite life-threatening.
1:55
And on the other side of the spectrum, we see people coming with concussions from a fall off an e-bike or scrapes and grazes.
3:02
And when we're talking about e-bike related injuries, are that purely riders who are getting involved in crashes, hit by a car, hitting something else? Or are some of these injuries also from pedestrians that are struck by these e-bikes that, as you said, go faster than a normal bike?
1:09
What sort of injuries are we talking about? How severe are some of these injuries that we're seeing?
1:14
Yeah, so there's a really broad spectrum of injuries related to the traumatic nature of e-bike accidents.
1:21
So we see about 42% of those people present to emergency coming in with what we call a trauma response, which a team of doctors and nurses need to basically all come together to really urgently review these people.
1:35
We see really severe major head injuries, including skull fractures and bleeds on the brain.
1:42
We can see really nasty long bone injuries and breaks.
1:46
And we can also see injury to the internal organs as well, such as the bowels or the lungs and the chest, which can really be quite life-threatening.
1:55
And on the other side of the spectrum, we see people coming with concussions from a fall off an e-bike or scrapes and grazes.
3:02
And when we're talking about e-bike related injuries, are that purely riders who are getting involved in crashes, hit by a car, hitting something else? Or are some of these injuries also from pedestrians that are struck by these e-bikes that, as you said, go faster than a normal bike?
1:09
What sort of injuries are we talking about? How severe are some of these injuries that we're seeing?
1:14
Yeah, so there's a really broad spectrum of injuries, uh, related to the, the traumatic nature of e-bike accidents.
1:21
So we see about 42% of those people present to emergency coming in with a, what we call a trauma response, whi- which a team of doctors and, and nurses need to basically all come together to really urgently review these people.
1:35
We see really severe major head injuries, including skull fractures and bleeds on the brain.
1:42
We can see really nasty lung bone injuries and breaks, and we can also see injury to the internal organs as well, such as the bowels or, uh, the lungs and the chest, uh, which can really be quite life-threatening.
1:55
And on the other side of the spectrum, we see people coming with concussions from a fall off an e-bike or scrapes and grazes.
2:02
So quite a, a broad array of injuries that people can come in with.
3:02
And when we're talking about e-bike related injuries, are that purely riders who are getting involved in crashes, hit by a car, hitting something else, or are some of these injuries also from pedestrians that are struck by these e-bikes that, as you said, go faster than a, a normal bike?
1:09
What sort of injuries are we talking about? How severe are some of these injuries that we're seeing?
1:14
Yeah, so there's a really broad spectrum of injuries related to the traumatic nature of e-bike accidents.
1:21
So we see about 42% of those people present to emergency coming in with what we call a trauma response, which a team of doctors and nurses need to basically all come together to really urgently review these people.
1:35
We see really severe major head injuries, including skull fractures and bleeds on the brain.
1:42
We can see really nasty long bone injuries and breaks.
1:46
And we can also see injury to the internal organs as well, such as the bowels or the lungs and the chest, which can really be quite life-threatening.
1:55
And on the other side of the spectrum, we see people coming with concussions from a fall off an e-bike or scrapes and grazes.
3:02
And when we're talking about e-bike related injuries, are that purely riders who are getting involved in crashes, hit by a car, hitting something else? Or are some of these injuries also from pedestrians that are struck by these e-bikes that, as you said, go faster than a normal bike?
1:09
What sort of injuries are we talking about? How severe are some of these injuries that we're seeing?
1:14
Yeah, so there's a really broad spectrum of injuries, uh, related to the, the traumatic nature of e-bike accidents.
1:21
So we see about 42% of those people present to emergency coming in with a, what we call a trauma response whi- which a, a team of doctors and, and nurses need to basically all come together to really urgently review these people.
1:35
We see really severe major head injuries, including skull fractures and bleeds on the brain.
1:42
We can see really nasty lung bone injuries and breaks, and we can also see injury to the internal organs as well, such as the bowels or, uh, the lungs and the chest, uh, which can really be quite life-threatening.
1:55
And on the other side of the spectrum, we see people coming with concussions from a fall off an e-bike or scrapes and grazes.
2:02
So quite a, a broad array of injuries that people can come in with.
3:02
And when we're talking about e-bike related injuries, are that purely riders who are getting involved in crashes, hit by a car, hitting something else? Or are some of these injuries also from pedestrians that are struck by these e-bikes that, as you said, go faster than a, a normal bike?
1:09
What sort of injuries are we talking about? How severe are some of these injuries that we're seeing?
1:14
Yeah, so there's a really broad spectrum of injuries, uh, related to the, the traumatic nature of e-bike accidents.
1:21
So we see about 42% of those people present to emergency coming in with a, what we call a trauma response whi- which a team of doctors and, and nurses need to basically all come together to really urgently review these people.
1:35
We see really severe major head injuries, including skull fractures and bleeds on the brain.
1:42
We can see really nasty lung bone injuries and breaks, and we can also see injury to the internal organs as well, such as the bowels or, uh, the lungs and the chest, uh, which can really be quite life-threatening.
1:55
And on the other side of the spectrum, we see people coming with concussions from a fall off an e-bike or scrapes and grazes, so quite a, a broad array of injuries that people can come in with.
3:02
And when we're talking about e-bike related injuries, are that purely riders who are getting involved in crashes, hit by a car, hitting something else? Or are some of these injuries also from pedestrians that are struck by these e-bikes that, as you said, go faster than a, a normal bike?
3:16
Yeah, sadly it's not just the people on the e-bikes that are getting injured now.
1:09
What sort of injuries are we talking about? How severe are some of these injuries that we're seeing?
1:14
Yeah, so there's a really broad spectrum of injuries, uh, related to the, the traumatic nature of e-bike accidents.
1:21
So we see about 42% of those people present to Emergency coming in with a, what we call a trauma response whi- which a, a team of doctors and, and nurses need to basically all come together to really urgently review these people.
1:35
We see really severe major head injuries, including skull fractures and bleeds on the brain.
1:42
We can see really nasty lung bone injuries and breaks.
1:46
And we can also see injury to the internal organs as well, such as the bowels or, uh, the lungs and the chest, uh, which can really be quite life-threatening.
1:55
And on the other side of the spectrum, we see people coming with concussions from a fall off an e-bike or scrapes and grazes.
3:02
And when we're talking about e-bike-related injuries, are that purely riders who are getting involved in crashes, hit by a car, hitting something else? Or are some of these injuries also from pedestrians that are struck by these e-bikes that, as you said, go faster than a, a normal bike?
1:09
What sort of injuries are we talking about? How severe are some of these injuries that we're seeing?
1:14
Yeah, so there's a really broad spectrum of injuries, uh, related to the, the traumatic nature of e-bike accidents.
1:21
So we see about 42% of those people present to emergency coming in with a, what we call a trauma response whi- which a team of doctors and, and nurses need to basically all come together to really urgently review these people.
1:35
We see really severe major head injuries, including skull fractures and bleeds on the brain.
1:42
We can see really nasty lung bone injuries and breaks, and we can also see injury to the internal organs as well, such as the bowels or, uh, the lungs and the chest, uh, which can really be quite life-threatening.
1:55
And on the other side of the spectrum, we see people coming with concussions from a fall off an e-bike or scrapes and grazes.
2:02
So quite a, a broad array of injuries that people can come in with.
3:02
And when we're talking about e-bike related injuries, are that purely riders who are getting involved in crashes, hit by a car, hitting something else? Or are some of these injuries also from pedestrians that are struck by these e-bikes that, as you said, go faster than a, a normal bike?
1:09
What sort of injuries are we talking about? How severe are some of these injuries that we're seeing?
1:14
Yeah, so there's a really broad spectrum of injuries related to the traumatic nature of e-bike accidents.
1:21
So we see about 42% of those people present to emergency coming in with what we call a trauma response, which a team of doctors and nurses need to basically all come together to really urgently review these people.
1:35
We see really severe major head injuries, including skull fractures and bleeds on the brain.
1:42
We can see really nasty long bone injuries and breaks.
1:46
And we can also see injury to the internal organs as well, such as the bowels or the lungs and the chest, which can really be quite life-threatening.
1:55
And on the other side of the spectrum, we see people coming with concussions from a fall off an e-bike or scrapes and grazes.
3:02
And when we're talking about e-bike related injuries, are that purely riders who are getting involved in crashes, hit by a car, hitting something else? Or are some of these injuries also from pedestrians that are struck by these e-bikes that, as you said, go faster than a normal bike?
1:09
What sort of injuries are we talking about? How severe are some of these injuries that we're seeing?
1:14
Yeah, so there's a really broad spectrum of injuries related to the traumatic nature of e-bike accidents.
1:21
So we see about 42% of those people present to emergency coming in with what we call a trauma response, which a team of doctors and nurses need to basically all come together to really urgently review these people.
1:35
We see really severe major head injuries, including skull fractures and bleeds on the brain.
1:42
We can see really nasty long bone injuries and breaks.
1:46
And we can also see injury to the internal organs as well, such as the bowels or the lungs and the chest, which can really be quite life-threatening.
1:55
And on the other side of the spectrum, we see people coming with concussions from a fall off an e-bike or scrapes and grazes.
3:02
And when we're talking about e-bike related injuries, are that purely riders who are getting involved in crashes, hit by a car, hitting something else? Or are some of these injuries also from pedestrians that are struck by these e-bikes that, as you said, go faster than a normal bike?

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