Table 2.
Comparison of type of traumatic brain injury found on computer tomography head scans.
| Head CT scan findings | MTC (n = 121) | TU (n = 428) | ||
| Single TBI n (%) | 53 | (43.80) | 293 | (68.46) |
| Multiple TBI n (%) | 68 | (56.20) | 135 | (31.54) |
| Extradural haematoma n (%) | 4 | (3.30) | 31 | (7.24) |
| SDH n (%) | 28 | (23.1) | 260 | (60.75) |
| SAH n (%) | 30 | (24.74) | 144 | (33.64) |
| Diffuse axonal injury n (%) | 2 | (1.65) | 1 | (0.23) |
| Contusion n (%) | 48 | (39.67) | 83 | (19.39) |
| Simple skull fracture n (%) | 48 | (39.67) | 71 | (16.59) |
| Complex skull fracture n (%) | 22 | (18.18) | 22 | (5.14) |
Figures in brackets are a percentage of the total number in their respective cohort.
CT: computer tomography; MTC: major trauma centre; SAH: subarachnoid haemorrhage; SDH: subdural haematoma; TBI: traumatic brain injury; TU: trauma unit.