European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

The present study was a prospective study which was aimed to determine the incidence of age, sex, distribution, etiological factors &mode of head injuries in western UP. This was carried out in Subharti Medical College and associated CSSH hospital on patients of head injury who were admitted during September 2011 to December 2012 and were followed up to 6 months after discharge up to July 2013.There were 823 head injury patients which were admitted in the hospital, 119 were found suitable for study in this group.It was observed that males were more prone to head injuries than females in age groups above 16 years. Below 16 years incidence was same. Maximum number of head injury was caused due to road traffic accidents (67.2%). It was found that maximum number of head injury patients belonged to the age group of 21-40 years (54.6%). Fall from height was the common cause of injury (73.9%) in the age group of < 20 years and among them 52.1% were below 10 years .Road traffic accidents were the major cause of injury among 20-40 years of age group (67.5%). Majority of the accident victims of head injury were two-wheeler riders (56.2%) without helmets, followed by four-wheeler / auto-rickshaw travelers (27.6 %.). People should follow safety rules while driving. Wearing of helmets and seat belts will decrease chances of injury if an accident occurred. Driving and drinking should never be mixed.