[Relationship between the state of consciousness following cranio-cerebral injury and the parameters of the blow].

Data on the dependence of the clinical manifestations of the initial period of craniocerebral trauma in a human being on the physical parameters of the blow were treated by the method of correlation and regression analysis. A regression equation was obtained specifying linear dependence between the traumatic value of the blow and the characteristics of the kinetic energy of the blow. The presumed dependence of the severity of the clinical manifestation of the trauma on the localization of the blow is statistically substantiated. On the basis of the established dependence, curves were plotted for the probability forecast of the state of the injured person's consciousness depending on the rate at which the blow occurred and its localization, which may be used in the elaboration of methods for the appraisal of protective helmets and headpieces.