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Mr. Bill Michie
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps his Department is taking to eliminate the damage caused by (i) Erb's palsy and (ii) brachial plexus injuries during the birth process; [2885](2) if he will list the incidence of
(a) Erb's palsy and (b) brachial plexus injuries over the past 20 years. [2886]
Mr. Green
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he plans to take to raise national awareness of Erb's palsy. [2878]
| 1989–90 | 1990–91 | 1991–92 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 1994–95 | |
| Erb's palsy/Klumpke's palsy | 142 | 158 | 202 | 240 | 370 | 330 |
| Injury to brachial plexus | 337 | 191 | 181 | 149 | 135 | 148 |
Notes:
ICD9 code 767.6: Injury to brachial plexus (birth trauma)—Erbs palsy and Klumpke's palsy combined.
ICD9 code 953.4: Injury to brachial plexus.
Data in this table are grossed for both coverage and unknown/invalid clinical data.
Source:
Department of Health, hospital episode statistics.