You have sustained a soft tissue injury to your knee. You can walk on your leg as comfort allows. You can use crutches and/or a splint if supplied by A&E. Your knee may be swollen. Resting and elevating it will help.
Soft Tissue Injury of the Knee
Extreme and sustained operational pressures
In light of extreme and sustained operational pressures both in our emergency departments and across our wards, we have declared a business continuity incident at Eastbourne DGH to ensure the safety and continuity of our services. See here for more details.