HEAD TRAUMA CARE IN THE EMERGENCY HOSPITAL ADMISSION - LOCALITY SUŠAK

Ozljede glave su jedan od najčešćih uzroka smrti i invaliditeta. Vrlo često ozljede glave zahtijevaju dugotrajno i skupo liječenje. Ovim radom analizirane su traumatske ozljede glave na 56 ispitanika koji su se u 2018. godini liječili u Objedinjenom hitnom bolničkom prijemu – lokalitet Sušak. Cilj rada je utvrditi učestalost i vrstu ozljeda u 2018. godini. Rezultati istraživanja pokazali su kako su 88 % ozljeda glave hematomi, dok 12 % ozljeda su frakture lubanje. Ozljede glave su najčešće kod osoba od 15 – 64 godine starosti. Gotovo dvije trećine ispitanog uzorka muškoga je spola. Istraživanje je pokazalo kako je kod ozljeda glave važno pravovremeno i stručno postupanje i tu treba istaknuti važnost stručnog i psihološki educiranog osoblja. Potrebno je dodatno raditi na podizanju svijesti o ozbiljnosti ozljeda glave i na prevenciji uzroka koje do njih dovode, a koji mogu biti predmet budućeg, opširnijeg istraživanja.Head injuries are one of the most frequent causes of death and disability. Very often head injuries require long and expensive treatment. This paper analyzed traumatic head injuries on 56 subjects treated on Integrated Emergency Hospital Admission – Locality Sušak. The main goal of this paper is to determine frequency and type of injuries in 2018. The results of this research showed that 88 % of all injuries were hematomas and 12 % of all injuries were scull fractures. Head injuries are most frequent with patients 15 – 64 years of age. Almost two thirds of all tested subjects are male sex. This paper showed that in treating head injuries timely and expert treatment is of the most importance which is why the role of expert and psychologically educated staff must be emphasized. Extra effort is needed in raising awareness about the seriousness of head injuries and prevention of their causes which should be the focus more detailed research in the future