Author/Editor		Grmec, Štefek
Title		Ukrepi na mestu nesreče pri hudi poškodbi glave
Translated title		Interventions on-site of the accident after head trauma
Type		članek
Source		In: Košorok V, Grabljevec K, editors. Poškodba glave - vpliv celovite nevrorehabilitacijske obravnave na funkcijski izid. Zbornik predavanj 16. dnevi rehabilitacijske medicine; 2005 mar 18-19; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: Inštitut Republike Slovenije za rehabilitacijo,
Publication year		2005
Volume		str. 19-29
Language		slo
Abstract		Traurnatic brain injury is the leading cause of death in multiple trauma patients. Two main aims of management of head-injured patients are: to provide the best conditions for recovery from brain damage already sustained and to prevent or treat complications leading to secondary brain damage. In preforming advanced prehospital life support of head injured patients, the traditianal ABCDE scheme of assessment and intervention is followed. In the evolving situation, careful and continual reevaluation is essential to detect any signs of deterioration. Prevention and treatment of hypoxemia, hypercapnia, aspiration, securing the airway with cervical protection, ensuring adequate ventilation and prevention of hypoperfusion are the main methods of treatment. Careful quality control of the performance of prehospital ALS is needed, paying particular attention to delays in the field and to the effectiveness of the procedures undertaken.
Descriptors		BRAIN INJURIES EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES GLASGOW COMA SCALE TRIAGE