Thursday, 21 May 2015

Sharp rise in head injuries among females


A national charity has reported that the number of females being admitted to hospitals in the UK with head injury has risen dramatically over the last year. 

Research by brain injury charity Headway has shown that the number of females with non-superficial head injuries has risen by a shocking 24% since 2005-06. 

The charity goes on to report that while males remain 1.6 times more likely to be admitted for a head injury, women are increasingly at risk and appear to be catching up with their male counterparts.
 
The statistics also reveal that the number of people admitted to the hospital in the UK with an acquired brain injury (ABI) related diagnosis has increased by 10% since 2005-06.
 
Using hospital admissions statistics, Headway has compiled the first dataset on all ABI-related hospital admissions in the UK. These include non-superficial head injuries, strokes, brain tumours, encephalitis, and a variety of additional conditions.
 
For more information see Headway's article
 

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