Substance use among those attending an accident and emergency department
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Sport-related ankle injuries attending an accident and emergency department.
INTRODUCTION This study investigated the sport-related ankle injuries attending an accident and emergency (A&E) department during a 1-year period. METHODS A total of 1715 sports injuries cases attending an A&E department from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005 were prospectively recorded. Details of each classified case were recorded in a computerised record system by the triage nurse. At the...
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Of new patients attending our hospital, 7.1% had injured themselves playing sport. The majority had been playing football and had sustained a soft tissue injury. Many of the patients presented late, i.e. after 24 h or longer. These patients would be best dealt with in a sports clinic, staffed by personnel with an interest in this field.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine Journal
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1472-0205,1472-0213
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.048702