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6866228

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-8-11
pubmed:abstractText
This report describes 451 consecutive patients admitted to a regional trauma center with head injury over 1 year's time. Our results replicate findings from other hospital- and population-based studies of head trauma. Males exceeded females by 3 to 1; the most frequent age of patients was between 15 and 24 years; and motor vehicles were the most common cause of injuries. Mortality was related inversely to Glasgow coma scale (GCS) scores and directly to age. This study also points out two current problems in head trauma research. One is the difficulty in using the GCS in a community with highly sophisticated emergency medical services. In 38% of the patients, one or more GCS components could not be assessed directly. In 17% of cases, GCS scores could not be confidently assigned. This was principally because endotracheal tubes were in place before arrival at the hospital, precluding determination of the verbal response. A second problem is the influence of chronic pre-existing central nervous system conditions on head outcome. Twenty-nine per cent of our patients had one or more such conditions at the time of their injury. Minimal estimates of prevalence ranged from 1% (mental retardation) to 18% (alcoholism).
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0148-396X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
487-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Head injury in the Pacific Northwest.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.