How many die later from serious injuries on our roads?
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From: Silk on 5 Feb 2010 05:09 On 05/02/2010 09:36, Doug wrote: > > As usual you seem preoccupied by the irrelevant. Injuries are recorded > by medical staff anyway. And medical staff never exaggerate? After all, it's no skin of their nose if the patient goes on to make a bogus insurance or benefit claim.
From: Adrian on 5 Feb 2010 05:14 Doug <jagmad(a)riseup.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> One might also ask how many people sustain minor injuries due to their >> own incompetence and go on to overstate the nature and degree of those >> injuries in order to gain some sort of benefit. > As usual you seem preoccupied by the irrelevant. You think insurance fraud is "irrelevant"? > Injuries are recorded by medical staff anyway. As usual, you are incorrect. KSI stats are compiled by the police on the scene, and it is purely their opinion at the scene of whether an injury fits the "serious injury" criteria that is used.
From: R. Mark Clayton on 5 Feb 2010 08:02 "Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:7t29c9FjdrU1(a)mid.individual.net... > Doug <jagmad(a)riseup.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > saying: > >>> One might also ask how many people sustain minor injuries due to their >>> own incompetence and go on to overstate the nature and degree of those >>> injuries in order to gain some sort of benefit. > >> As usual you seem preoccupied by the irrelevant. > > You think insurance fraud is "irrelevant"? > >> Injuries are recorded by medical staff anyway. > > As usual, you are incorrect. KSI stats are compiled by the police on the > scene, and it is purely their opinion at the scene of whether an injury > fits the "serious injury" criteria that is used. Yes but it is fairly straightforward - fractures etc.
From: Tony Dragon on 5 Feb 2010 08:04 Doug wrote: > Fatal injuries are recorded up to 30 days following a crash but how > many die later from their injuries and are unrecorded? > > http://www.brake.org.uk/facts/faqukcasualties/1914 > <snip> > UK Radical Campaigns > www.zing.icom43.net > A driving licence is a licence to kill. Don't know Doug, have you got any independant credible figures? -- Tony Dragon
From: Adrian on 5 Feb 2010 08:11
"R. Mark Clayton" <nospamclayton(a)btinternet.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>> Injuries are recorded by medical staff anyway. >> As usual, you are incorrect. KSI stats are compiled by the police on >> the scene, and it is purely their opinion at the scene of whether an >> injury fits the "serious injury" criteria that is used. > Yes but it is fairly straightforward - fractures etc. I broke my ankle a few years ago. The A&E that treated me thought it probably was, but couldn't be sure. My GP thought it probably wasn't. The physiotherapist was fairly certain that it was, but thought it fairly irrelevant compared to the tendon damage. Then there's other, "softer", injuries. The KSI stats include "serious" cuts and bruising, or a single overnight stay in hospital - even for observation. A few years ago, a friend fell and hit his head. A&E thought he was possibly slightly concussed, exacerbated by being drunk. His GP the following day sent him straight to a different A&E, who found a nine-inch skull fracture and serious concussion. He spent a night in hospital, but not the first night. |