Citation

Pickard MA, Tullett WM, Patel AR. Scott. Med. J. 1988; 33(4): 296-297.

Affiliation

Accident and Emergency Department, Western Infirmary, Glasgow.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, Royal Society of Medicine Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3187498

Abstract

We present certain characteristics of 1,000 consecutive patients who attended an Accident and Emergency Department (A&E) with an injury sustained as a result of sport. The majority of injuries occurred as a result of football (soccer). Sports injuries had a higher requirement of X-ray than general trauma patients. A minority were treated at the site of injury. A fifth of patients required no treatment or a simple dressing. Commonest treatment was a support bandage. Only 2% required immediate in-patient treatment. Those affected by sports injuries tend to be young and of working age and may lose work time as a result of their injuries and therefore appropriate treatment is justified.

Language: en