The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery
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Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg · Mar 2009
Patterns of emergency maxillofacial referrals and provision of services.
The rising number of maxillofacial injuries in the UK requires a reappraisal of emergency services within our specialty. Although the impact of a dedicated trauma list has been reported, it has not been widely embraced, and we know of few data that help to plan the number or timing of such lists. ⋯ We conclude that to serve a population of 2.6 million a minimum of 8 emergency lists are required each week to deal with non-complex cases; this equates to 3 lists/million population. The lists should be concentrated at weekends and early in the week.