Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Darts are piercing peoples heads?

A wave of international victories for Dutch darts players has prompted an increase in the number of injuries as people take up the game at home.

Over-eagerness caused some of the most injuries, with players hurling their darts before opponents had finished retrieving their own. Poorly hung dartboards also posed problems. "Often the board falls down on someone's foot or worse on someone's head," she added.
About 120 people are admitted to hospitals each year with injuries sustained during darts, with pierced fingers, wrists most common and eye injuries.

Ouch! Article here.

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