Traumatic Brain Injury in Honduras: The Use of a Paper-based Surveillance System to Characterize Injuries Patterns.
Erica JohnsonCristina RodriguezJuan Carlos PuyanaFrancisco Javier Bonilla-EscobarPublished in: International journal of medical students (2022)
Mild TBI accounts for a significant percentage of all injuries presenting to a high-volume referral center in Honduras in 2013. Despite the high incidence of violence in this country, most TBI were accidental, secondary to road traffic accidents and falls. Further research is required with more recent data as well as with prospective data collection methods.