Hundreds of Belarusians seek for medical help due to ice-slick injuries

27 ноября 2022

A sharp change in weather conditions has caused an increase in the number of injuries. Hundreds of people seek medical assistance: fractures, dislocations, sprains. The entrance steps, underpasses, and public transportation stops are dangerous places during the ice-covered period. You should be careful not only in the city. Cases of injuries during winter entertainment also increased.

Andrey Yaroshevich, doctor of admission department at National Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics:

Every day, we receive about 70-80 people with different types of injuries. These are injuries mostly caused by falls including patients with fractures of the lower and upper extremities (these are the most frequent injuries), as well as spine injuries.

Medics remind that traumatism can be reduced. It is only important to remember the rules of safety.