TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1990//
TI  - Features of head injury in a developing country--Taiwan (1977-1987)
JO  - Journal of trauma
A1  - Fai, H. D.
A1  - Heimburger, Robert F.
A1  - Wang, D. J.
A1  - Chang, C. N.
A1  - Lui, Tai-Ngar
A1  - Lee, S. T.
SP  - 194
EP  - 199
VL  - 30
IS  - 2
N2  - Certain features of head-injured patients admitted to the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan during the period 1977 to 1987 were reviewed. The most common causes of injury were motorcycle accidents (56.3%) and street accidents with pedestrian injury (29.47%). The age groups with the greatest incidence of injury were aged 16-20 years, 21-25 years, and 25-30 years. The pedestrian group involving the highest incidence of injury was less than 10 years of age. Overall mortality was 17.26%. The injured pedestrian group had the highest mortality (19.1%). Initial clinical assessment was recorded using the Glasgow Coma Scale. Head-injured patients with a GCS less than 8 had a mortality in the injured pedestrian group of 46%, whereas the mortality rate in the motorcycle accident group was 41%. Additional features studied were time of occurrence of injury and pattern of injury. Information gathered from this study would suggest the need to establish a Head Injury Prevention Program in Taiwan. This of course implies major cooperation among the providers of health care delivery, the medical profession, legislators, and the government at all levels.
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SN  - 0022-5282
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -