title: Head injuries at a Provincial General Hospital in Kenya.
abstract: In this descriptive study, three hundred and sixty one patients with head injuries were studied over an eighteen month period. The age distribution showed two peaks at 0-5 years and 25-35 years. The commonest cause of head injuries was road traffic accidents (40.3%) followed by assault causing trauma to the head (30.5%). The overall mortality rate for patients with head injuries was 30.8% with an age distribution peak at 25-35 years. Associated injuries were found in 165 (45.7%) patients. Complications due to head injuries occurred in 43 (16.5%) patients.
authors.affiliation: Provincial General Hospital, Nyeri, Kenya.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Muyembe
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suleman
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007630:Kenya; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data