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. 2003 Sep;85(5):355-7.
doi: 10.1308/003588403769162503.

The impact of violent injuries on an NHS plastic surgery unit

D J A Thornton  1 , M J Timmons, S Majumder, N M Kranidhiotis
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The impact of violent injuries on an NHS plastic surgery unit

D J A Thornton et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2003 Sep.

Abstract

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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