The incidence of penetrating trauma in London: have previously reported increases persisted in the last six years?
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Background We have previously reported a 20.5% annual rise in penetrating trauma attended by our pre-hospital trauma service between 1991 and 2006. Data from national registries was conflicting and surprisingly difficult to obtain. We established an increasing trend and predicted a continued rise. This study was performed to establish whether this prediction was correct. Rising penetrating trauma rates have implications for emergency medical care provision and policing.
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