ABSTRACT

Objective: To identify in patients the causes of head injury and fractured bone in the head. Study Design: Retrospective study Place and Duration of Study: Department of Radiology and Department of Forensic Medicine, Peoples Medical College/Hospital, Nawabshah, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sindh, Pakistan from 1stJanuary 2018 to 31stDecember 2018. Methodology:Six hundred and twenty one cases of fire arm injuries were evaluated. Results:Majority of patients come from rural dwellers, 89 (54.6%) compared to 74 (45.4%) proportionately from urban dwellers. Firearm injury is the leading cause of injury in 61 (36.1%) of cases. Temporal bone 96 (56.8 %) is the most head injured as shown in Conclusion: Most of the patients are from rural areas and among them is the most common cause of head injury is fire arm injury, and temporal bone is also harmed by cranial bone injury. Key Words: Firearm, Injury, Temporal bone