Zombie Knives, machetes and knuckle dusters have been handed in to St George’s Hospital in Tooting in UK first measure
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00:00St George's Hospital in Tooting was indeed the first hospital in the UK to introduce
00:07a so-called knife amnesty, with a bin located near the emergency department at the South
00:15London Hospital, where people may anonymously dispose of knives and other weapons. And just
00:23six months after the scheme, experts have described the findings as terrifying, with
00:30items such as zombie knives, machetes and knuckle dusters found. London is of course
00:37known for its violent epidemic, particularly astonishing levels of knife crime. Last year
00:45more than 500 people with injuries from knives and other sharp objects were treated by doctors
00:53in St George's Emergency Department, almost double the figure that was seen in 2022. Medics
01:02at the hospital have described how many victims say they quote-unquote don't want to die when
01:09they are admitted for injuries caused by stab wounds. Cleo Kennington, a consultant in emergency
01:17general surgery and major trauma at St George's says, I've had to physically remove knives
01:24from patients on the operating table to stop them bleeding to death. It can take many teams
01:31of surgeons working on them, especially when the knife pierces multiple organs. Patients
01:37are young, vulnerable and scared. They have their whole lives ahead of them.