The purpose of this study is to report computed tomography (CT) findings of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in patients who underwent head CT at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) due to head trauma. Material and methods:A retrospective review of 53 head trauma CT reports covering a two year period in the TTH. Variables extracted to form basis of data included patient gender and age, aetiology of injury, and findings of radiologists. Data was processed and analysed with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), and results presented mainly in tables.Results: Of the 53 head trauma patients, male composed 77.4% and female 22.6%. Patients in the age range of 21-40 years were the most affected, and least affected were those between 41-50 years. Falls, assault and road traffic accident (RTA) all together caused less traumas than trauma of unspecified aetiologies. Various TBIs were observed in twenty one (21) patients with some features being more prevalent than others. Noteworthy, the prevalence of normal brain finding was alarming, being reported in 32 patients. Conclusion:This research concur that CT is an important imaging modality in diagnosing TBI. Our data affirms that intracranial haemorrhage, brain contusion, brain atrophy, and infarct were the most reported imaging features of TBI at the TTH. There was male and productive age population (21-40 years) preponderance of head trauma.Unspecified source was the highest cause of head traumas followed by RTA.

The purpose of this study is to report the various mediums and demographic characteristics of accident patients who underwent plain radiograph examinations at the Tamale Regional Hospital (TRH) X-Ray Unit. Material and methods:This is a retrospective record analysis of radiology request forms (RRFs) of patients who attended the TRH X-Ray facility due to histories of accidents such as RTA, falls, birth injury, and etcetera. A total of 444 RRFs were analysed, covering a one year period (October 2017 to October 2018). Data was processed with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.0.Results: Analysis of the 444 forms and outcome are as follows. Accident due to motorcycle accounted for 71.3% of patients' attendance. Falls, other motor vehicles, sports, foreign body ingestion, assault/robbery, gunshot/stabbing, birth injury, suicide, and snake bite occurred at 12.8%, 5.0%, 2.5%, 3.0%, 0.7%, 0.5%, 1.6%, 0.2%, and 0.2% respectively. Other mediums contributed 2.3%. In terms of gender males constituted 65.0% and females 35.0%.Patients between 18 and 45 years had the most accident encounters. Conclusion:Motorcycle is the leading mode of accident in the Northern Region, influencing the foremost accidentrelated reason for plain X-Ray services. Preventive education must particularly target males and those in the most youthful age brackets.