Dutch Association of Emergency Physicians

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A woman slipped on an icy road
Health1-1-2TechNature
Icy roads sent hundreds to hospitals with broken bones over the weekend, mostly elderly
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Hospital waiting area
1-1-2CultureEntertainment
King's Day: Many emergency rooms ramping up for busiest day of the year
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Police officers in the Netherlands look out at a group of people on the street as fireworks explode over their head just after midnight on New Year's Day.
Crime1-1-2
New Year’s Eve in the Netherlands: riots, arson, and injuries across provinces
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Police check the maximum speed of a fatbike in 2024
Politics
Fifty Dutch municipalities, cycling union call for action against souped up fat bikes
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A person riding a fatbike in Amsterdam
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Alarming amount of fatbike injuries involve brain trauma; 40% of victims younger than 14
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A teenage girl suffering from depression.
Health
Self-harm by women and girls has risen by 50% in ten years
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The Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate seized around 18,000 kilograms of fireworks from a Dutch fireworks importer, December 2023
HealthCrime1-1-2
More than 1,200 fireworks victims at emergency rooms & urgent care; Many younger than 20