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Abstract
A prospective study of 1086 consecutive injuries caused by glass showed that the mean
age of the patients was 15 years and there was a 7: 3 male to female ratio. The home
(35 per cent), public places (31.3 per cent) and places of work (21.1 per cent) were
the main locations where these accidents occurred. Although most of the injuries were
mild, 3 case histories illustrate that some of them were extremely serious, 4.6 per
cent of patients requiring immediate admission to hospital. Extrapolation of the figures
indicates that approximately 210 000 people attend hospital each year in England and
Wales for treatment of an injury caused by glass. The annual cost to the National
Health Service is about £7 500 000 but the full financial implications of these injuries
in terms of compensation and insurance payments must be much greater. Suggestions
are made of ways to reduce the incidence of these injuries from road traffic accidents
and accidents with plate glass and glass containers.
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© 1982 Published by Elsevier Inc.
