Christchurch Hospital has been swamped with alcohol-related cases this weekend
	Christchurch Hospital has been swamped with alcohol-related cases this weekend
    
	
    
	
	6 December 2021 
		
		
        
	
The emergency department was run-off its feet, with 360 alcohol-fuelled arrivals in the 24 hours from midnight Friday to Saturday.
Some are blaming Crate Day,  marked on the first Saturday of December, but others aren't so sure.
A  Canterbury DHB spokesman says while staff were extremely busy - they always deal with a lot of alcohol-related cases on weekends.
	
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