Open AccessRETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HEAD INJURY IN VINDHYA REGION.
Author(s) -
Sonpal Jindal,
Vinit Kumar Tiwari,
Sandeep Evne
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of medical and biomedical studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-8698
pISSN - 2589-868X
DOI - 10.32553/ijmbs.v4i1.850
Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , medicine , head injury , epidemiology , public health , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , emergency medicine , medical emergency , surgery , nursing , physics , optics
Head injury is one of the major public health concern because it can happen to Anyone in day to day life. Nearly 50% of trauma deaths are because of head Injuries but these account for numerous cases of permanent disability.
Aims & Objectives: To know about the incidence & distribution of head injury from various causes according to age, sex, site of event, occupation, peak hours &seasonal variation.
Methodology: The present study was conducted in patients of head injury. Particulars of the patients, date & time of incidence, admission & mode of treatment received i.e. conservative or operated were recorded from hospital records, post graduate students, neurosurgeons & from other hospital staffs.
Result: Incidence of head injury was 2.82%. 84.66% of patients were managed Conservatively. Maximum patients had GCS 13 to15, the most Common age group was21-30 years. 38.66% of Patients were under the influence of alcohol &stay in hospital was 1 to3 days.
Conclusion: Head injury is one of the greatest challenge to human being, not only because of the trama but also interms of disability , morbidity and financial losses , further aggravating agony, needed to eliminate such pathetic situation by implementation of education and training among public & health professionals.
Keywords: Head injury, Epidemiology