TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of weather on attendance with injury at a paediatric emergency department JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 204 LP - 205 DO - 10.1136/emj.20.2.204 VL - 20 IS - 2 AU - D M Macgregor Y1 - 2003/03/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/20/2/204.abstract N2 - Objectives: To ascertain whether the weather affects the attendance rate of children with injuries at a paediatric accident and emergency department. Methods: The maximum daily temperature and weather conditions (rain/cloud/sun) were noted over a three month period in spring/summer 2002, together with the number of children attending with new injuries or trauma. Results: There was a direct association between trauma attendance and clement weather with higher attendances on dry and sunny days. There was a less obvious association between maximum daily temperature and attendance. Conclusions: These findings confirm the anecdotal belief that warm sunny weather results in a higher attendance of paediatric injuries. ER -