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EVALUATION RESULTS OF THE CASES APPLICED TO THE EMERGENCY UNIT WITH CAUSE OF HEAD TRAUMA SUMMARY: Objective: Brain and spinal cord injuries causing permanent damage and death continue to present a significant health problem in developed societies. Accidents are the most important cause of injuries. Our goal in our work is to examine the frequency, causes and consequences of head trauma and to emphasize the importance of pathological findings. Materials and methods: Descriptive analyzes of 100 consecutive patients evaluated by the neurosurgery who applied for the cause of head trauma between the dates of 2015 and 2016 in the emergency department of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine were performed. Of these patients, 69 were male and 31 were female. Patients' cranial CTs were analyzed with the Marshall score. Patients' age, sex, causes of head trauma, GCS and GOS were noted. Findings: The Marshall score of the patients was 94% 1, 4% 2, 1% 3, 2% 4. GCS at arrival was 92%, 15%, 6% 14, 2% 3. GOS 96% 5, 1% 3, 3% 1. The average age of the cases was 34.2 + 22.2. (1-83 years) According to the gender group, the incidence of car accidents (6.5% vs. 13%) and fights (3.2% vs. 11.6%) were more frequent in males than females. In contrast, female traffic accidents (45.2% vs. 23.2%) were observed more frequently in males than females. As a result of falling in females, the injury was slightly higher than males. The results show that the greatest cause of head trauma in all groups outside the age range of 16-30 years is falling. In the 16-30 age group, the traffic accidents were responsible. Conclusion: It is thought that the reason for the drop in each age group is the most frequent reason for being a region where the rural characteristics of the region and the agricultural economy are protected. Ergonomic working and living conditions will increase the economic level, which will contribute to the solution of this result. Keywords: traffic accidents, head trauma, head trauma

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