Hospital Admitted Head Injury: A Prospective Study in Trøndelag, Norway, 1979–80
- 1 March 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Scandinavian Journal of Social Medicine
- Vol. 12 (1), 7-14
- https://doi.org/10.1177/140349488401200103
Abstract
Head injury ranks among the leading causes of disability and death in the prime of life. The purpose of the present prospective investigation was to study head injuries necessitating hospital admission in our region. The characteristics of 1124 such head injuries in Trøndelag in 1979–80 are presented. The annual incidence was 200 per 100000 inhabitants. Young males were most often affected. The incidence was higher in males than in females in all age ranges. Road traffic accidents were the most common cause of head injury, but home accidents had higher rates of skull fractures and intracranial haematomas. Both lethality and duration of hospitalization increased with age.This publication has 52 references indexed in Scilit:
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