Dr. Chaim Arlosoroff, MD

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“Going 15 versus 50 is the difference between a scrape and a cracked skull.”

Dr. Arlosoroff, on staff at St. Mary’s Medical Center for 30 years, described the rise in e-bike injuries he sees in its Level 1 trauma center and ER. He puts Palm Beach County’s increase at 130% from 2023 to 2024, says about 83% of injured riders were not wearing helmets and the average age is 13, and explains how modified governors let bikes built for 15 to 20 mph reach 50 or 60. He also told how his path to medicine began at 16, volunteering in an operating room during the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

Background

• He is an orthopedic surgeon with Orthopedic Care Specialists in North Palm Beach.
• His hospital affiliations are St. Mary’s Medical Center and Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center.
• His medical training is listed at Hahnemann University Hospital.

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Episode 14

E-Bikes Are Putting Kids in the Trauma Bay

Dr. Chaim Arlosoroff, M.D.

Orthopedic trauma surgeon Dr. Chaim Arlosoroff, on staff at St. Mary’s Medical Center for 30 years, joins Dave and Mike on the surge in e-bike injuries he sees firsthand in the Level 1 trauma center — ER visits are up more than 400% nationwide since 2017.

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