It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas – inside a hospital's trauma unit
- Written by Jennifer Jamieson, Trauma Fellow & Emergency Physician, The National Trauma Research Institute
Violence and assaults, including family violence, often peak around Christmas and New Year.from shutterstock.comAs most workers wind down to enjoy the holidays, staff in hospital trauma units are preparing to ramp up. This is because between November and January, there is a 25% increase in trauma presentations. Around 30% of road fatalities for...





