Trends and Characteristics of Head and Neck Injury from Falls A hospital based study, Qatar
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2011, Vol 11, Issue 2
Abstract
Objectives: Te aim of this retrospective descriptive hospital-based study was to determine the trend in the number, incidence and pattern of head and neck injuries involved with falls. Methods: A retrospective analysis was carried out of 1,952 patients who were treated at the Accident and Emergency and Trauma centres of Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar, for head (n = 1,629), neck (n = 225) and both (n = 98) injuries during the period 2001–2006. Head and neck injuries were determined according to the International Classifcation of Disease, ICD- 10 criteria. Details of all the trauma patients who were involved in falls were extracted from the database of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Hamad Medical Corporation. Results: Te majority of the victims were nonQataris (78.6%), men (86.6%) and in the age group 20–29 years (26.8%). Tere was a disproportionately higher incidence of head and neck injuries from falls during weekends (27.1%). Nearly half of the head and neck injuries from falls occurred at work (49.4%). Neck injuries (10.2%) were more severe than head injuries (7.3%). Te incidence rate of head and neck injuries per 10,000 population increased from 2.1 in the year 2001 to 5.5 in 2006, particularly among the elderly population above 60 years of age (13.1 in 2003 to 18.6 in the year 2006). Superfcial injury to the head (29.4%) was more common among trauma patients. Conclusion: Te present study fndings revealed that the incidence of head and neck injuries was higher among young adults and the elderly population.
Authors and Affiliations
Abdulbari Bener| Department of Medical Statistics & Epidemiology, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar, Evidence for Population Health Unit, School of Epidemiology & Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K, Yassir S. Abdul Rahman| Hamad Trauma Center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar, Eltayib Y. Abdel Aleem| Accident and Emergency Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar, Muayad K. Khalid| Accident and Emergency Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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