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Icy Roads Send Scores to Rotterdam ERs as Morning Surge Eases

Extra staffing with improving weather helped contain the spike in fall-related injuries.

Overview

  • KNMI issued a code yellow for slipperiness through late morning, aligning with a concentrated rush of falls and crashes.
  • Ambulancezorg Rotterdam-Rijnmond logged about 300 runs by 11:00, with call volumes declining as conditions improved after the peak.
  • Franciscus facilities in Rotterdam and Schiedam treated 95 fracture patients, while Maasstad reported roughly 40 by midday after 25 between 08:00 and 10:00.
  • Erasmus MC received four patients with severe injuries, as IJsselland saw about 10 fracture cases and Spijkenisse MC reported around 25.
  • The regional ED distribution showed orange status, and hospitals deployed additional staff—including management—while gips rooms handled many wrist, ankle and hip fractures with some head injuries.