CT of head performed | 1417 (34.9) |
Cases with follow-up by telephone | 2643 (65.1) |
Skull radiography performed | 137 (3.4) |
Skull fracture |
Linear | 148 (3.6) |
Basal | 20 (0.5) |
Acute brain injury lesion* | 197 (4.9) |
Epidural hematoma | 60 (1.5) |
Subdural hematoma | 57 (1.4) |
Cerebral contusion | 51 (1.3) |
Pneumocephalus | 42 (1.0) |
Extra-axial hematoma — undifferentiated | 27 (0.7) |
Subarachnoid hemorrhage | 25 (0.6) |
Depressed skull fracture | 24 (0.6) |
Intracerebral hematoma | 17 (0.4) |
Diffuse cerebral edema | 4 (0.1) |
Intraventricular hemorrhage | 3 (0.1) |
Neurosurgical intervention† | 23 (0.6) |
Craniotomy | 20 (0.5) |
Elevation of skull fracture | 8 (0.2) |
Intubation for head injury | 3 (0.1) |
Death secondary to head injury | 0 |