However,table 1 identifies those patients admitted to hospital as an emergency after beingassaulted by sharp objects.Table 1: Numberof Patients1,2 Admitted as an Emergency to Hospital with a Diagnosisof Assault by a Sharp Object3; by NHS Board of Treatment and DischargedDuring the Years Ending 31 March 2002-064 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 Scotland 1,589 1,867 1,455 1,378 1,170 Argyll and Clyde 203 202 212 197 164 Ayrshire and Arran 97 132 107 105 78 Borders 3 3 4 3 2 Dumfries and Galloway 16 9 14 6 7 Fife 33 28 33 37 21 Forth Valley 43 41 34 31 19 Grampian 70 69 59 43 53 Greater Glasgow 717 981 670 608 544 Highland 21 26...