Fewer alcohol-related visits to inner Sydney emergency room since 'lockout laws' introduced
- Written by Diana Egerton-Warburton, Associate Professor, Monash University
The emergency room at Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital has seen a 10% reduction in the incidence of fractures that are often caused by a punch to the face over the two years since the so-called “lockout laws” were introduced.
Published in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA), the results indicate alcohol restrictions in...