The correlation between full moon and admission volume for penetrating injuries at a major trauma centre in South Africa

CONCLUSION: The correlation between full moon and trauma admission is unfound in our setting. The perpetuating notion that 'it must be full moon tonight' is likely to be an urban myth with no scientific evidence for such a claim.PMID:34515424

Source: South African Journal of Surgery - September 13, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: V Y Kong A A Keizer M M Donovan R D Weale N S Rajaretnam J L Bruce A Elsabagh D L Clarke Source Type: research