Pattern of acute head injuries in Kuwait.
Of two hundred and six consecutive head injuries, 28% had fallen from heights, and 58% had been involved in road traffic accidents, mainly pedestrians (50%). Head injury preventive measures in Kuwait should be directed to road traffic accidents and falls from heights.
Adeloye
A
A
Department of Surgery, Al-Adan Hospital, Fahaheel, Kuwait.
al-Kuoka
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N
Ssembatya-Lule
G C
GC
D000058:Accidental Falls; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007730:Kuwait / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011156:Population Density; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution