In 2022/23, there were 258 emergency admittance due to a fractured wrist and/or hand among adults who were injured by being struck. This statistic shows the number of emergency hospital admissions among adults as a result of being struck in Scotland in 2022/23, by main diagnosis.
Number of emergency hospital admissions among adults as a result of being struck in Scotland in 2022/23, by main diagnosis
Characteristic
Number of hospital admissions
Fracture at Wrist and Hand Level
258
Fracture of Lower Leg, Including Ankle
127
Other and Unspecified Injuries of Head
84
Open Wound of Head
82
Fracture of Skull and Facial Bones
79
Intracranial Injury
64
Open Wound of Wrist and Hand
60
Injury,poisoning & Certain Other Consequences of External Causes
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NHS Health Scotland. (October 10, 2023). Number of emergency hospital admissions among adults as a result of being struck in Scotland in 2022/23, by main diagnosis [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/537832/main-injuries-sustained-from-being-struck-in-scotland-by-age/
NHS Health Scotland. "Number of emergency hospital admissions among adults as a result of being struck in Scotland in 2022/23, by main diagnosis." Chart. October 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/537832/main-injuries-sustained-from-being-struck-in-scotland-by-age/
NHS Health Scotland. (2023). Number of emergency hospital admissions among adults as a result of being struck in Scotland in 2022/23, by main diagnosis. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/537832/main-injuries-sustained-from-being-struck-in-scotland-by-age/
NHS Health Scotland. "Number of Emergency Hospital Admissions among Adults as a Result of Being Struck in Scotland in 2022/23, by Main Diagnosis." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/537832/main-injuries-sustained-from-being-struck-in-scotland-by-age/
NHS Health Scotland, Number of emergency hospital admissions among adults as a result of being struck in Scotland in 2022/23, by main diagnosis Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/537832/main-injuries-sustained-from-being-struck-in-scotland-by-age/ (last visited October 19, 2024)
Number of emergency hospital admissions among adults as a result of being struck in Scotland in 2022/23, by main diagnosis [Graph], NHS Health Scotland, October 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/537832/main-injuries-sustained-from-being-struck-in-scotland-by-age/