6. Analysis of Fatal Cranio-Cerebral Injuries in Central Gujarat Region

Hardik Prajapati, P.H. Barai, A.K. Pathak, Jitendra Tanna

ABSTRACT

Background: Cranio cerebral injuries are one of the most common causes of death and analysis of these injuries can be helpful to improve the moratality statistics. Method: The study of pattern of cranio-cerebral injuries was carried out during the one year period from January 2015 to December 2015 in a tertiary health center of the Central Gujarat. A total 320 cases, which fulfilled the criteria of fatal head injuries were prospectively studied. Results: In the present study, the most vulnerable age group was Males (86.56%) who were in the age group of 21-30 years (25.93 %) and died due to fatal head injury in RTA. The laceration of scalp was the most common type of exteranly visible injury (29.06%), and linear/fissured fracture of the calvaria was the commonest fracture accounting for 38.75% cases with temporal bone being commonly involved. A combination of subdural and subarachnoid haemorrhage was the commonest type (51.87%) of intracranial haemorrhage leading to death. Conclusion: The types and pattern of fatal cranio-cerebral injuries are more or less similar to the studies conducted in other geographical areas of India however the study may be helpful in developing strategies to reduce the morbidity and mortality due to craneo-cerebral injuries.

Key-words: Head-injury, Cranio-cerebral injury, Accident, Unnatural death, Autopsy.

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