title: Sports injuries as seen at an accident and emergency department.
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. 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.
authors.affiliation: Accident and Emergency Department, Western Infirmary, Glasgow.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pickard
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Tullett
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D004630:Emergencies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D005392:First Aid; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors