Counting the cost of cold winters: Emergency treatment for falls on snow and ice
Friday, June 17, 2011 - 18:30
in Earth & Climate
During the winter of 2009-2010 the average temperature for the UK was 1.6 degrees centigrade, making it the coldest recorded winter in the last 30 years. Using winter data from 2005 to 2010, new research demonstrates an inverse relationship between temperature and the number of falls on snow and ice, which result in emergency admission to hospital, and looks at the cost of these falls.