Computerized Tomography Findings in Patients Presenting with Head Injuries in Resource Constrained Community of West African Sub Region

Background: Computed Tomography (CT) is a vastly used and precious imaging investigation and its role is increasing and diversifying in the past decades, most especially in the assessment of head pathologies and accuracy in detecting fractures and intracranial bleeds. However, lack of pre-hospital care, ineffective ambulance system and lack of trauma centers coupled with poor infrastructure and increased criminal activities in our resource constrained community setting are major challenges in provision of optimal care to these patients. The aim is to analyze the pattern and findings of head computed tomography injuries in this community. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional retrospective study. The data was collected from the records in a busy CT center in the community from 2020 to 2024. Three hundred and eighty-five (385) CT exam records were used for the study. After ethical approval, the demographic information such as patient I.D, age, gender, requests, clinical indications for the exams and findings were collected using data capture sheet. Data was represented using tables, frequencies and percentages. SPSS version 23.0 was used for statistical analysis. Results: There were 254 males and 131 females with age range