Injuries due to falls as a result of uneven pavements.
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چکیده
At least one person per day attending the A&E department at King's College Hospital has sustained injuries from uneven pavements. The injuries have a significant morbidity as well as mortality of 1%. A&E records can be a source of useful information to aid local authorities in identifying areas associated with these injuries in order to reduce their frequency and subsequent claims for compensation.
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Comment Over 10000 claims for compensation for injuries sustained as a direct result of tripping over broken, uneven, or loose paving stones were made against local authorities in England and Wales in 1987, and this figure seems to be rising (A Walker, Municipal Mutual Insurance Company, personal communication). The number of patients seen in fracture clinics, however, suggests that far more pe...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of emergency medicine
دوره 8 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1991