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Glasgow coma scale was first defined in 1974. It was designed as a unified scoring system for assessing a patient’s conscious state. During the four decades of use, several versions of assessment were developed. Studies show that errors in assessment, especially for inexperienced examiners, are common. The scale is composed of three tests: eye opening, verbal response and best motor … Preberite več >>

The median annual mortality from snow avalanches registered in the 17 ICAR countries from 1981 to 1998 was 146. Swiss data document a mortality rate of 52.4% in completely-buried, ver­sus 4.2% in partially-, or non-buried, persons (n=1,886). The survival probability of completely-buried victims in open areas (n=638) plummets from 91% at 18 min after bur­ial to 34% at 35 min … Preberite več >>

Mortality after severe craniocerebral trauma still ranges between 18 and 50 percent. The author describes the hypertensive and hypotensive syndromes occurring 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 consciousness … Preberite več >>

Acute stroke is increasingly recognized as one of the leading factors of morbidity and mortality in adult worldwide population, with a mortality rate in the acute stage of more than 20%. Ischemic stroke is by far the most frequent subtype of acute stroke (> 80%). Successful stroke management begins by recognizing stroke as a medical emergency, such as acute myocardial … Preberite več >>

The latest guidelines in paediatric resuscitation are dealing with the recognition of the cardiac arrest, cardiac massage of infants, treatment of a complete obstruction of the airway, checking of the tracheal tube position, second dose of epinephrine and with antiarhytmic drugs.… Preberite več >>