Head injuries in prehospital and Emergency Department settings: a prospective multicenter cross-sectional study in France.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Head injuries are the leading cause of trauma in Emergency Departments (EDs). Recent studies have shown epidemiological changes in patients consulting ED for head injuries. The main objective of this study was to describe the profile of head injury patients consulting in the EDs in France and assess i) head injury severity across age groups; ii) the delay between the occurrence of head injury and ED arrival; iii) factors associated with traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (ICH).

Methods

This cross-sectional study collected patient data over a three-day period in March 2023. All adult patients (≥ 18 years old) admitted to the ED with a head injury (defined as a trauma to the head) were included. TBI severity was classified according to patients' initial Glasgow Coma

SUBMITTER: Dubucs X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11523575 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature