5 Years Epidemiologic Study of Head Injury

There is limited research about head injury. In this existing data study, 2443 admission records of 28367 patients that confer to Loghman Medical Center from 1986-1991 were analyzed. Several factors including age, sex, type and cause of injury, mortality and morbidity were investigated. Overall, the most common age group were 20-40 years, but the most common age group in female patients were 3-6 years. Female to male ratio was 1 to 3. The most common cause of head injury was fallen down and mortality rate was 10.6 percent.