Head Injuries Sustained by Children Due to fall from Height: A Comprehensive Study

The objective of this study was to identify the pattern of head injuries in victims of fall aged 0–10 years and its correlation with height. This prospective was study done at JNMCH, Aligarh, on 173 patients who came to the casualty during a 12-month period (January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011) sustained a fall from a height ranging from 0–9 feet. Male: female ratio was 1.5:1. Most of the falls (150 cases, 86.71%) were from a height of 6–9 feet. Out of 173 cases, skull fractures were seen in 144 cases (83.24%) and intracranial injuries occurred in 118 cases (68.20%). The most common fracture was linear undisplaced fracture and was observed in 126 cases (126/144; 87.5%) and the most common intracranial injury was extra-axial bleed seen in 70 cases (70/118; 59.32%). The severity of injury was strongly correlated with height of the fall.