Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2018

ASSESSMENT OF DEMOGRAPHIC PROPHILE AND GLASSGOW COMA SCALE IN HEAD INJURY CASES ADMITTED IN TERTIARY LEVEL HOSPITAL OF SOUTHERN RAJASTHAN

Dr. Raghuveer Bunkar, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Dr. Devendra Atal

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Background; Head injury cases are very common now a days, which lead to several morbidity and mobility. Hence this study was conducted to assess demographic profile and glassgow coma scale of patients to implement proper measures to prevent it.

Methodology; this study was conducted in surgery and neurosurgery ward of MB  Hospital in Udaipur, Rajasthan. It was a time bound prospective study, performed in 100 patients.

Results; Head injury is most commonly seen in younger age group. Male are affected more commonly than female which may be due to the fact that males have more outdoor activities. RTA was most common cause for head injury. Mild head injury (GCS 14–15) was present in more than half cases, moderate head injury (GCS 9–13) and severe head injury (GCS<8) were present in nearly quarter of these cases each.

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ASSESSMENT OF DEMOGRAPHIC PROPHILE AND GLASSGOW COMA SCALE IN HEAD INJURY CASES ADMITTED IN TERTIARY LEVEL HOSPITAL OF SOUTHERN RAJASTHAN , DR. RAGHUVEER BUNKAR, DR. MANMOHAN SINGH, DR. DEVENDRA ATAL , INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7|Issue-12| December-2018

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