A Study on Trends and Pattern of Head Injuries, Due to Road Traffic Accidents Involving Two Wheelers

The incidence of head injuries is growing with greater mechanization in industry an increase in high velocity mode of transport. The present study is conducted on 187 cases of fatal road traffic accidents of all age groups. All the cases of head and neighboring injuries admitted in respective health centers from January, 2013 to January, 2014, for treatment are included in the study. The pattern and distribution of head injuries due to Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) with/without helmet and other associated life saving measures are analyzed. Most of the cases of head injury belong to younger age group (21–40) years comprising of (70%) with male and (30%) with female of the cases related to road traffic accidents. Scalp injury in 100 cases whereas 60 cases are of the skull fracture and extradural haemorrhage 15% is most common intracranial injury followed by subdural haemorrhage (5%).