Author/Editor		Hribar-Habinc, M
Title		Nujna medicinska pomoč pri hudi kraniocerebralni poškodbi
Translated title		Emergency medical care in severe head injuries
Type		članek
Source		Med Razgl
Vol. and No.		Letnik 30, št. 4
Publication year		1991
Volume		str. 553-61
Language		slo
Abstract		Mortality after severe craniocerebral trauma still ranges between 18 and 50 per cent. The author describes the hypertensive and hypotensive syndromes occuring directly after severe brain injury. The task of emergency medical care is to prevent secondary hypoxic damage to the brain that significantly aggravates the damage caused by the injury. The basic measures include: assessment of the state of consciosness according to the Glasgow Coma Scale, elevation of the head and chest by 30 to 40 dgrs. and fixation of the head in mid-position with a collar, control and support of ventilation (intubation and oxygenation) and control of circulation. Drug treatment of raised intracranial pressure and basic monitoring directly after brain injury are described.
Descriptors		BRAIN INJURIES CRITICAL CARE HYPERTENSION HYPOTENSION GLASGOW COMA SCALE HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL