Abstract:
Head injuries continues to be an enormous public health problem, even
with modern medicine in the 21st century. Most patients have mild
stages , the remaining injuries are divided equally between the moderate
and severe categories.
This study is statistical study, but through it the researcher reflected the
. social and economic impacts of head injuries
The main purpose of this study is to estimate the variety and severity of
head injuries which received in some computed tomography diagnostic
centres in Khartoum state .
100 patients were selected randomly, those with clinical dignosis of
head trauma , and their CT report were collected to evaluate them .
The study was carried out in four diagnostic computed tomography
centres in Khartoum state .in a period extended
From May 2008 to August 2008.
The results of the study explain that , males have high incidence of head
trauma , about 67% of the full group , and the females about 33% . RTA
is the main cause of head injury is about 46% of full group.
