RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 A review of the first 12 months of a hand clinic. JF Archives of Emergency Medicine JO Arch Emerg Med FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine SP 211 OP 217 DO 10.1136/emj.4.4.211 VO 4 IS 4 A1 P A Cutting A1 N R McLean YR 1987 UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/4/4/211.abstract AB The potential problems faced on setting up a hand clinic and how they may be overcome are discussed. In its first 12 months there were 199 new referrals over 50% of which were either lacerations, fingertip injuries or fractures. The management of these cases is discussed.