Introduction: Recreational radio-controlled hobbyist aircraft-particularly "drones"-have become increasingly popular in the last decade. The purpose of this study is to describe injuries associated with hobbyist drones and compare them with injuries associated with other hobbyist aircraft.
Methods: In this 2018 cross-sectional analysis of National Electronic Injury Surveillance System data for 2010-2017, case narrative fields were searched to identify emergency department visits related to hobbyist aircraft injuries.