Revealed: NHS hospitals treat 300 patients a week in A&E who are injured in DIY accidents (with at least one person a day hurt mowing the lawn) NHS figures show 6,867 people treated after falling from a ladder in 12 months Another 466 were injured while mowing lawns from last April to March this year … Read more
Mind how you Clap for Carers! A&E doctor claims that weekly round of applause for NHS staff has resulted in an unexpected spike in accidents The unlikely trend was claimed by a consultant at Harrogate district hospital Dr Richard Pilling urged people to mark the weekly occasion ‘less vigorously’ Ella Simkin was one of those … Read more
‘Sunday driver’ effect is part of the reason MORE fatal car crashes occur in rural areas than in urban cities Peak for fatal car crashes is in rural areas and on a Sunday, UCL study shows Weekdays have two spikes in collisions for morning and evening rush hour More total collisions are seen in urban areas … Read more