TY - JOUR T1 - Self-inflicted injury … JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 329 LP - 329 VL - 57 IS - 537 AU - Richard Darnton Y1 - 2007/04/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/57/537/329.abstract N2 - It's a Sunday afternoon in August. The sun is shining but I'm holed-up in a rural English A&E department treating people who have injured themselves ‘having fun in the Dales’. Bikers with broken legs, paragliders picked off pylons, horse riders who have gone head-over-heels, concussed climbers: they all get the treatment that they need. Inwardly, however, I'm resentful and have an inner dialogue along the lines of ‘What do you expect if you choose to do such foolish things?’That was 6 years ago when I was fairly fresh out of medical school. Cut forward now to my recent summer holiday … ER -