East London deliberate corrosive fluid injuries

Ethnic density and deliberate self harm; a small area study in south east London.

STUDY OBJECTIVE Relative risks are frequently used to convey how strongly outcomes like mental illness and suicidal behaviour are associated with personal characteristics like ethnic background. This study examined whether RRs for deliberate self harm (DSH) in ethnic groups vary between small areas according to their ethnic mix. DESIGN Small area study of DSH rates in ethnic groups, by local ...

Corrosive oesophageal injuries: a preventable menace

INTRODUCTION Potentially catastrophic presentations and lifelong complications resulting from corrosive ingestions in humans is one of the most challenging situations encountered in clinical medical practice. This study reviewed pattern, mechanisms and associated socio-medical challenges with ingestion of corrosive agents as seen in a tertiary health institution in South-western Nigeria. METH...

South East London Cancer Network

From Italy to East London

Received: 11 August 2005 Revised: 27 September 2005 Accepted: 29 September 2005 ‘Antonio! I’ve discovered a new Vietnamese restaurant, you have to try it, it’s excellent!’ this kind of conversation has been very common over the years I spent side by side with Claudio at the LSE. We moved to London at almost the same time and we both had to find out how to settle in the city. Our daily conversat...

Changing incidence and management of penetrating neck injuries in the South East London trauma centre

INTRODUCTION A total of 17 cases of penetrating neck injury were managed by the otolaryngology team at King's College Hospital over a 3-year period in the 1980s. In April 2010 King's College Hospital became the major trauma centre for South East London. This prospective cohort study compares the incidence, changing demographic features and treatment outcomes of penetrating neck trauma in South...