Table 5 Patient characteristics with positive brain CT scan result
From: Isolated LOC in head trauma associated with significant injury on brain CT scan
Age (years) | Gender | Mechanism | GCS | CT result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
LOC positive (n = 15) | ||||
17 | Male | MVC | 15 | Subdural hemorrhage |
19 | Male | Fall | 15 | Epidural hemorrhage/fracture |
Midline shift | ||||
20 | Male | MVC | 10 | Intracranial hemorrhage |
22 | Male | MVC | 6 | Depressed skull fracture |
Epidural/intra-parenchymal hemorrhage | ||||
22 | Male | Fall | 12 | Depressed skull fracture |
Subarachnoid hemorrhage | ||||
25 | Male | Fall/assault | 15 | Skull fracture |
25 | Male | MVC | 6 | Skull fracture |
26 | Male | Assault | 15 | Subarachnoid hemorrhage |
28 | Male | Assault | 15 | Depressed skull fracture |
Pneumocephalus | ||||
29 | Male | Assault | 7 | Epidural hemorrhage |
34 | Male | MVC | 14 | Subdural hemorrhage |
35 | Male | Assault | 15 | Skull fracture |
24 | Male | Fall | 3 | Severe multiple fractures |
Intra-parenchymal hemorrhage | ||||
22 | Male | MVC | 6 | Depressed skull fracture |
Intra-parenchymal/epidural hemorrhage/midline shift | ||||
22 | Female | MVC | 3 | Acute axonal injury |
LOC negative (n = 4) | ||||
18 | Male | Fall | 13 | Skull fracture |
19 | Male | Fall | 15 | Subdural hemorrhage |
21 | Male | Assault | 15 | Depressed skull fracture |
30 | Male | Fall | 15 | Skull fracture |