Hand Problems in an Accident and Emergency Department

Overview

Journal J Hand Surg Br

Specialties Emergency Medicine
General Surgery

Date 1985 Oct 1

PMID 4078454

Citations 24

Authors

D P Clark

R N Scott

I W Anderson

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Abstract

We present a prospective study of 1,074 consecutive hand problems which were presented to our Accident and Emergency Department over an eight week period. This number accounted for 1 in 5 of all accident attendances. Over 40% of these patients were males aged 12-29 years. Nearly half of the hand patients presented within two hours of injury. Over half the patients needed only reassurance or a simple dressing but 55 patients (5%) had to be admitted for surgery.

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