| Gender |
Hand |
Age |
Education |
Weeks post injury |
GCS |
Radiologic findings |
Cause of injury |
| Male |
Left |
43 |
13 |
8.0 |
$ |
$ |
Pedestrian hit by car |
| Male |
Right |
40 |
13 |
1.4 |
15 |
1, 2, 3 |
MVA |
| Male |
Right |
37 |
13 |
2.0 |
3* |
4, 5, 6 |
MVA |
| Male |
Right |
38 |
12 |
4.7 |
3* |
2 |
MVA |
| Male |
Left |
47 |
12 |
2.1 |
7 |
2 |
Fall |
| Female |
Right |
25 |
11 |
1.0 |
15 |
None |
Assault |
| Female |
Right |
49 |
12 |
1.3 |
14 |
2 |
Assault |
| Male |
Right |
40 |
13 |
3.6 |
15 |
None |
MVA |
| Male |
Right |
57 |
14 |
3.6 |
3* |
2, 3 |
Fall |
|
| Table 1: Demographic and injury information. All participants had
positive loss of consciousness due to closed head injury. Education in
years; GCS=Glasgow Coma Score upon admittance to ER.
$=Unknown, *Intubated at GCS assessment; Radiologic findings:
1=Subarachnoid hematoma, 2=Facial fractures, 3=Facial hematoma,
4=Subdural hematoma, 5=Scalp laceration, 6=Skull fracture,
$=Unknown; Cause of injury: MVA=Motor vehicle accident. |
