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Head Injury and RTA

This lecture by Dr. Abdulmonem Al-Hayani explores the causes, mechanisms, and consequences of head injuries, focusing on Road Traffic Accidents. Learn why head injuries are a significant concern in forensic medicine and how they are linked to crimes. Gain insights into scalp injuries, skull fractures, and intracranial bleedings. Discover the importance of recognizing head injuries in RTAs and the potential forensic implications.

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Head Injury and RTA

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  1. Head Injury and RTA Dr. Abdulmonem Al-Hayani MBChB, DipFMS(Lon), PhD(Aber) Dr. Al-Hayani

  2. Outcome=Aims=Goals • Why this lecture? • Why head injuries and not other injuries? • What is the relation between Injuries and forensic medicine? • Mechanism, causes and consequences of head injury? • Road Traffic Accidents? Dr. Al-Hayani

  3. Why this lecture? Because we are GPs Dr. Al-Hayani

  4. Why Head Injury and Not Others Dr. Al-Hayani

  5. Why Head Injury? Very Dangerous (60% are fatal) Vulnerable In Crimes Vulnerable In Accidents Very Common (35%) Dr. Al-Hayani

  6. Are Injuries Our Buiseness Dr. Al-Hayani

  7. Head Injuries: Causes • Fall • Road Traffic Accidents • Assaults Dr. Al-Hayani

  8. Head Injuries: Mechanism • Crushing • Acceleration • Deceleration Dr. Al-Hayani

  9. Head Injuries: Consequences • Scalp injuries • Skull fractures • Intracranial bleedings • Brain injuries Dr. Al-Hayani

  10. Scalp Injuries • Abrasion • Bruises • Lacerations Dr. Al-Hayani

  11. Skull fractures • Linear (Hit ground) • Hinge (sphenoid bone is the commonest) • Comminuted (Needs strong impact) • Ring (Hit by hammer) • Distort (Distortion) Dr. Al-Hayani

  12. Bleedings • Extradural (Epidural) Hemorrhage • Subdural Hemorrhage • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Dr. Al-Hayani

  13. Subarach is the 2nd Cause of Natural Death Dr. Al-Hayani

  14. Road Traffic Accidents • Always lead to head injury • The first killer in Saudi Arabia Dr. Al-Hayani

  15. RTAs • Car occupants • Driver • Passenger • Pedestrians Dr. Al-Hayani

  16. Summary Dr. Al-Hayani

  17. Key Lesson Head Injuries are strongly associated with crimes, therefore when you face such a case always think about a possibility of a crime Dr. Al-Hayani

  18. Questions & Comments Dr. Al-Hayani

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