Research Article

Blood Glucose Levels May Aid the Decision for CT Scan in Minor Head Trauma

Table 1

Patients’ demographics and characteristics.

Age (years)
Sex
 Male110 (69.2%)
 Female49 (30.8%)
GCS score
 1310 (6.3%)
 1423 (14.5%)
 15126 (79.2%)
Mechanism of injury
 Fall75 (47.2%)
 Motor vehicle accident57 (35.8%)
 Assault13 (8.2%)
 Others14 (8.8%)
Vomiting
 Yes57 (35.8)
 No98 (61.6%)
 Unknown4 (2.5%)
Loss of consciousness
 Yes69 (43.3%)
 No85 (53.5%)
 Unknown5 (3.2%)
Posttraumatic amnesia
 Yes72 (45.3%)
 No84 (52.8%)
 Unknown3 (1.9%)
Alcohol intoxication
 Yes27 (17%)
 No132 (83%)