Background: The incidences of head injuries are growing with increasing number of high speed motor vehicle, more movement of the public and mechanization as well as modernization in industry. Head injury is most common causes of mortality in road traffic accidents and fall from Height. This study is conducted to explore and evaluate pattern of Head injuries in victims reporting to the tertiary health care Hospital. Material and Methods: This study was a prospective analysis of 450 patients of head injury reporting at the Emergency Department, Pacific Institute of Medical Sciences, Umarda, Udaipur, Rajasthan India, during the period 2020 to 2021. Result: Most common cause of Head Injury victims reporting to the tertiary care hospital was Road Traffic Accident. Male victims were more commonly getting Head injury due to Road Traffic Accident followed by Occupational Head injury, while Female victims were getting Head injury due to fall from Height followed by Road Traffic Accident. Common age group involved in Head injury was of 21-40 years. It was clearly reflected that in Head injury, commonest lesion was scalp laceration followed by fractures to the skull. Conclusion: The study showed that most head injury victims, brought to a tertiary care hospital, were due to road traffic accidents and males are more prone to get Head injury. By establishing good pre-hospital care and provision of efficient and well organized trauma services at Road side can minimize or prevent mortality due to road traffic accidents and fall from Height.

Background: The incidences of head injuries are growing with increasing number of high speed motor vehicle, more movement of the public and mechanization as well as modernization in industry. Head injury is most common causes of mortality in road traffic accidents and fall from Height. This study is conducted to explore and evaluate pattern of Head injuries in victims reporting to the tertiary health care Hospital. Material and Methods: This study was a prospective analysis of 450 patients of head injury reporting at the Emergency Department, Pacific Institute of Medical Sciences, Umarda, Udaipur, Rajasthan India, during the period 2020 to 2021. Result: Most common cause of Head Injury victims reporting to the tertiary care hospital was Road Traffic Accident. Male victims were more commonly getting Head injury due to Road Traffic Accident followed by Occupational Head injury, while Female victims were getting Head injury due to fall from Height followed by Road Traffic Accident. Common age group involved in Head injury was of 21-40 years. It was clearly reflected that in Head injury, commonest lesion was scalp laceration followed by fractures to the skull. Conclusion: The study showed that most head injury victims, brought to a tertiary care hospital, were due to road traffic accidents and males are more prone to get Head injury. By establishing good pre-hospital care and provision of efficient and well organized trauma services at Road side can minimize or prevent mortality due to road traffic accidents and fall from Height.