Clinical Factors Predictive for Intracranial Hemorrhage in Mild Head Injury

Table 2

Symptoms/signs and characteristics of head injury patients who were at moderate risk for intracranial hemorrhage categorized by evidence of intracranial hemorrhage from computed tomography of the brain.

Factors	No intracranial hemorrhage	Intracranial hemorrhage	value
Causes of head injury
Motorcycle	44 (32.59)	3 (16.67)	0.276
Car	10 (7.41)	0	0.608
Falling	52 (38.81)	8 (44.44)	0.798
Assault	8 (5.93)	1 (5.56)	0.999
Symptoms and signs
Syncope	12 (8.89)	5 (27.78)	0.032
Headache	33 (24.63)	9 (50.00)	0.045
Amnesia	47 (34.81)	10 (55.56)	0.119
Loss of consciousness	36 (26.67)	14 (77.78)	<0.001
Large facial wound	11 (8.15)	0	0.363
Other injuries	17 (12.59)	0	0.224
Characteristics of head injuries
Speed > 40 km/h	14 (10.61)	0	0.220
Ejection from vehicles	4 (2.99)	0	0.999
Alcohol intoxication	19 (14.07)	0	0.130

Note. Data presented as number (percentage); VAS: visual analogue scale out of 10.