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The impact of violent injuries on an NHS plastic surgery unit
D J A Thornton1, M J Timmons, S Majumder
1Department of Plastic Surgery, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford, UK.
Background:
Violence and injuries caused by violence appear to be increasing.
Patients And Methods:
A prospective study of violent injuries treated in our unit.
Results:
Over a 5-month period, 148 (21%) of 704 acute admission patients aged 14 years or more and 11 children had injuries due to violence. The head, neck and hands were the commonest sites of injury. Of the 148 patients, 144 (91%) underwent surgery for their injuries.
Conclusions:
Injuries due to violence have a significant effect on the resources of our NHS hospital and probably of all NHS hospitals with acute surgical services.
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