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PMDs: A new source of accidents

Emergency departments seeing more PMD injuries

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The number of personal mobility device (PMD) riders who met with accidents and sustained injuries serious enough to be admitted to emergency departments in public hospitals jumped to 23 last year from 10 in 2017.
Three pillion riders were also admitted to emergency departments last year, from none in 2017.
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