The number of recorded hospital admissions from stabbing assaults increased between 1997 and 2005. Approximately 13 people a day are currently admitted to hospital for treatment after being stabbed. Further research is required to identify effective interventions to reduce the number of stabbings.

SUMMARY Thirty-one out of a consecutive series of 550 patients undergoing retinal detachment surgery suffered accidental drainage of subretinal fluid as part of the procedure (6%). Apart from this risk making the operative procedure more awkward for the surgeon, no serious long-term intraocular complications were encountered, though excessive tightening of the buckle sutures to counteract hypotony resulted in a considerable amount of astigmatism in 7 patients.

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Color flow ultrasound-guided compression repair of postcatheterization femoral artery injuries was attempted with the assistance of a C-clamp device in 10 patients. The C-clamp device was designed to hold the transducer in the optimal compression position and eliminate operator fatigue. In nine patients, the lesion was eliminated in a mean compression time of 59 minutes. The C-clamp maintained the transducer in an effective compression position in six procedures; in the other four, intervention to prevent slippage was required.

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