ISSN:
1573-7284
Keywords:
Epidemiology
;
Head injury
;
Incidence
;
Mortality
;
Socio-demographic and temporal correlates
;
Alcohol consumption
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract The epidemiology of head injury was studied in Cantabria, Spain, using a methodological design consisting of a cross-selectional analysis of one year of duration and an additional one year follow-up of all the patients included in the initial sample. The 477 cases identified represent a rate of 91/100,000, with males showing a head injury rate 2.7 times higher that than for females. Sixty per cent of all cases involved traffic accidents, falls accounted for 24% and industrial accidents were the cause in 8%. The annual age-adjusted mortality rate was 19.7/100,000. Over 92% of all deaths occurred prior to hospital admission. The presence of alcohol intoxication was evaluated in 211 cases by determining the osmolar gap. It was found that 51% of all the cases examined presented clear evidence of acute alcohol intoxication.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00145328
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