Road accidents the cause of 25% of trauma cases

A QUARTER of all patients with serious bodily injuries admitted to a Dublin hospital over a three-year period were road accident victims.

New figures from the trauma register at Beaumont Hospital show one-in-four patients admitted for three days or more between 2003 and 2005 were treated following road accidents.

Victims of sports injuries made up just 9% of trauma admissions. In total, 258 trauma cases were admitted following road accidents, compared to 87 patients with sports injuries.