Lingard D A, Sharrock N E, Salmond C E
N Z Med J. 1975 Oct 8;82(549):229-32.
2529 injured sportsmen were treated at the Hutt and Wellington accident and emergency departments from 1 April to 31 August 1972. Almost two-thirds (62 percent) of these injuries were sustained during Saturday games, but only one-third (36.7 percent) of those injured presented on Saturdays. In view of the necessity to x-ray 75 percent, refer 18 percent to other hospital departments and admit 7.6 percent to hospital, a sports medicine clinic is suggested within the hospital complex. Such a clinic would ease the A and E work load and, at the same time, provide improved treatment for injured sportsmen.
1972年4月1日至8月31日期间，2529名受伤运动员在哈特和惠灵顿的事故与急救部门接受了治疗。这些损伤中，近三分之二（62%）是在周六的比赛中遭受的，但只有三分之一（36.7%）的受伤者在周六前来就诊。鉴于需要对75%的伤者进行X光检查，将18%的伤者转诊至其他医院科室，以及收治7.6%的伤者入院，建议在医院综合体内设立一个运动医学诊所。这样的诊所将减轻急症室的工作量，同时为受伤运动员提供更好的治疗。
