*Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Basaveshwara Medical College, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India
**Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, J N Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka, India
1Address for correspondence: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Basaveshwara medical college, chitradurga, Karnataka, India Tel: + 919480454461 E mail: ksr_raju@rediffmail.com
Head injury or cranio-cerebral injury as defined by the National Advisory Neurological Disease and Stroke Council is “a morbid state resulting from gross or subtle structural changes in the scalp, skull and/or the contents of the skull produced by mechanical forces”. Among these 540 cases with history of injury, 205 cases had head injury that were admitted and treated in the hospital including both discharged and expired cases. Out of 205 cases, 175 (85.37%) were males and 30 (14.63%) were females. Male to female ratio is 7:1. As the head injury is a complex phenomenon of multiple causation, there is no single remedy that will prevent it, what is required is an organized teamwork by people in many disciplines like education, engineering, medical, law enforcement agencies for effective prevention of occurrence of head injuries and their fatalities.
Head injury, morbidity, mortality, cause of death
