Epidemic of fractures during a period of snow and ice: has anything changed 33 years on?

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 6; no. 9; p. e010582
• Main Authors: Al-Azzani, Waheeb, Adam Maliq Mak, Danial, Hodgson, Paul, Williams, Rhodri
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group 14.09.2016
• Subjects: Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data; Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Child; Child, Preschool; Emergency Service, Hospital; Female; Fractures, Bone - epidemiology; Humans; Ice; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Middle Aged; Public Health; Risk; Seasons; Snow; United Kingdom - epidemiology; Young Adult; weather; ice; incidence; snow; fracture

We reproduced a frequently cited study that was published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) in 1981 assessing the extent of 'snow-and-ice' fractures during the winter period. This study aims to provide an insight into how things have changed within the same emergency department (ED) by...