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Incidence of head injury- An autopsy study | |
Dr. Satya Prakash Dixit, Dr. Amit Pratap Singh Dixit, Dr. Rajeev Ranjan | |
Background: Patterns of fatal head injuries can vary depending on the cause and nature of the injury. The present study was conducted to evaluate incidence of head injury. Materials & Methods: 76 victims of head injuries of both genders were studied. Parameters such as time interval between incidence and arrival to hospital, time interval between arrival to hospital and death, pathological fracture, pattern of skull fracture, intracranial haemorrhage and other major injuries were recorded. Results: Age group 20-40 years had 22 males and 16 females, 40-60 years had 10 males and 12 females and >60 years had 8 males and 8 females. The difference was non- significant (P> 0.05). The time interval between incidence and arrival to hospital was 0-1 hour in 36, 1-2 hours in 22 and >2 hours in 18. The time interval between arrival to hospital and death was 4-6 hours in 40, 6-24 hours in 28 and >1 dayin 8 cases. Type of incidence was Pedestrians was 18, 2wheelers in 32 and 4 wheelers in 10 cases and motorcyclistin 16 cases. Site of fracture was frontal in 36, parietalin 20, temporal in 14 and occipital in 6 cases. Type of meningeal hemorrhage was subdural in 38, subarachnoidin 24 and epidural & subdural in 14 cases. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Age group 20 to 40 years showed the most cases of head injury. Subduralhemorrhage was the leading cause of death. Key words: Head, Hemorrhage, Pedestrians. |
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