Head injuries are one of the leading cause of death worldwide as head being the most vulnerable part of the body. The present study was performed on 100 cases of road traffic accidents in which head injuries were present. In this study, males clearly outnumbered females. The highest incidents were seen in the age group 21 -30 years (26%), followed by the age group 11 -20 years (20%). In this study, special attention was given to the pattern and distribution of scalp injuries. Commonest scalp injury noticed in the present study was contusion, seen in 33% of cases, followed by lacerated wounds in 30% cases.
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