Injury and poisoning in Bahrain: a hospital based study

ABSTRACT

A study was conducted to determine the most frequent diagnosis for hospitalized injuries at salmaniya medical center in Bahrain and the socio-demographic characteristics of these patients. Demographic and clinical data were collected for the period starting January 1987 until march 1990. the total number of injuries was 5178 of which 3600 were males and 1578 females [ratio 2.3 1]. Fractures and intracranial injuries were the most common among diagnostic categories. The study identified as high risk groups those below 5 year of age, those of 15-29 years of age, labourers and homemakers. The cost of hospitalization for these patients above amounted to 3.6 million Bahraini Dinars