summer trauma

[Gideon Chilton]

Hello all,
 
As a Paramedic working in South East England I always think of summer trauma in terms of the the B's: Bikes, Booze and Barbecue's. Not done a call involving all three at one time but it's out there somewhere!
 
G. Chilton SRP



> Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:01:07 -0700> From: lorrierrn at sbcglobal.net> Subject: RE: summer trauma> To: trauma-list at trauma.org> > > Hi all,> > From the "big city" violence is a common place year round. However, we do get the spikes as the weather warms up. We have been getting it pretty much year round. However I would like to study winter GSW/STABS/Beatings vs summer. I am sure our stats would be higher in the summer. Lots of stabbings lately, Anyone else? > > Lorri McCourt-O'Donnell, RN, BSN, CEN.> > > > "Bjorn, Pret" <pbjorn at emh.org> wrote:> These last couple of messages capture most of it nicely. > > I like the emphasis on intoxication (which is a popular team sport in> the hot months) and various personal seasonal sportcraft, which for> which people develop a drunken delusion of mastery (the HGWT phenomenon:> "Hey Guys, Watch THIS!"). > > Somebody from the Big City's gonna have to tell me if hot weather> violence is real or a myth. Here in Maine, violence isn't obviously> seasonal. We've been getting (relatively) clobbered all year: I think> we're approaching an annual record for homicides already, and suicides> are off the charts.> > Interesting topic. Would love to see your slides when you're done, if> you're not shy about it...> > Pret Bjorn, RN> Bangor, ME USA> > > > > --> trauma-list : TRAUMA.ORG> To change your settings or unsubscribe visit:> http://www.trauma.org/index.php?/community/
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