Ireland's DIYers causing problems for doctors during covid19 crisis

"That ladder you’ve got out is it safe; do you know what you’re doing?"

Ireland’s top trauma doctors, concerned about the forthcoming covid19 surge, are pleading with the public to reconsider doing house improvement jobs as they’re already seeing an upsurge in DIY accidents.

Injuries range from busted fingers from hammers to open fractures from falling off roofs and ladders, to plastic surgeons seeing patients with their fingers sheared off from utilising garden equipment like hedge strimmers. As there’ll still be car crashes, strokes and heart attacks during the expected corona crisis, hurt DIYers and risk takers need to understand their actions will soon put pressure on crucial hospital staff.