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Tue 12 Dec 2009Hospitals inundated as cold spell sees dramatic increase in accidents
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS are trying to cope with between five and 10 times the usual demand for treatment of broken bones as the cold weather continues into another week.
The Irish Association for Emergency Medicine said the problem was the same in every emergency department across the State and had been consistent since the start of the cold snap on the weekend before Christmas.
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