Objective: This study meant to identifying the traumatic brain injury patients' profile in a public hospital of Teresina city, Piauí State, Brazil. Methods: It is a descriptive-exploratory, retrospective and documental study with a quantitative approach, which was performed in a public hospital from Teresina city. Data collection took place from September 2016 to January 2017 by researching medical records based on a developed form. Results: Considering the total number of traumatic brain injury hospitalizations, 5.67% were mild, 92.67% were moderate, and 1.67% were severe injuries. There was a predominance of single males within the age group from 19 to 29 years old, holding at most elementary school education. According to the study results, 19.33% of the patients died. Conclusion: It was concluded that the traumatic brain injury patients' profile is characterized by a predominance of single males within the age group from 19 to 29 years old, holding at most elementary school education.
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