Acute admission has had 'unusually' many injuries in connection with slipping accidents
DR-Inland in Denmark
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 âą 10:49 AM UTC - in Denmark
Emergency reception has had 'unusual' number of injuries related to slipping
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The injuries are mainly due to falls on pavements.
More people have been injured after slipping accidents on pavements and paths, OUH reports. (Photo: © Emma Elisabeth Hansen, DR News) 9 minutes ago
At the common emergency reception on Odense University Hospital, there have been 'unusual' number of injuries related to slipping until this morning.
This is informed by the head nurse at the trauma unit in Odense, Anne BejlegÄrd List, to DR.
The head nurse explains that the injuries are mainly due to falls on pavements, but there have also been patients coming in who have been injured after they have run over electric scooters or electric bikes.
- They have hit themselves hard, and they have broken bones. The typical fractures from slipping are ankles and wrists, which break. And that is the type of injuries we have more of than usual today.
* Head nurse at OUH, Anne BejlegÄrd List (Photo: © Emma Elisabeth Hansen, DR News)
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More people injured
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So far, there have been 20 patients at the OUH emergency reception, and at the moment there are 16 more patients on their way in to be treated after a slipping accident due to the slippery surface, says Anne BejlegÄrd List.
The head nurse says further that the trauma unit has been well prepared, after DMI warned yesterday that there was a risk of icing.
- But there are unusually many patients who have already been injured. So I think that it has come as a surprise to the average Danish citizen out in society that it is so extreme slippery in some places as it is.
Therefore, the head nurse also has a message for you who will be out on the streets and roads today.
- Be careful when you walk. Especially when it changes from road to pavement or from pavement to cobblestones. And so maybe you should leave your electric scooter at home today and take the bus.
The head nurse expects that there will be more patients coming to the trauma unit with injuries from slipping accidents today.
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