Data regarding the length of stay, ICU admission and hospital mortality were collected by the DTR after admission or death.All patients included in the DTR database from 2009 to 2014 aged 18 years and older with an ISS≥16 were included in this study. 12 MECHANISM OF INJURY John Weigelt, Karen J. Brasel, Jorie Klein In Webster’s Dictionary, trauma is defined as “an injury or wound to a living body caused by the application of external violence.” Injury is a public health problem of vast proportions. The AIS is based on systematic research of the radiology findings and injury descriptions as mentioned in the medical ER records.
This results in an increased subdural space which makes the brain more vulnerable for subdural hematomas after sustaining a closed head injury [Younger polytrauma patients showed a higher incidence of a minimal GCS score (20% vs. 13%), suggesting that the younger polytrauma patients were more often in a worse physical state on arrival compared to the older polytrauma patients. The main bone groups are the:Facial fractures are produced from direct impacts from both flat plate and
The data regarding the injury mechanism therefore beholds data solely from the year 2014. This cut-off age is based on studies regarding trauma in the older population, such as hip fractures or proximal humerus fractures [The local Medical Ethical Review Board reviewed the methods employed in this study and stated that this study fulfilled all the requirements for patient anonymity and was in agreement with regulations of the local University Hospital for publication of patient data (ref.nr. but can be found together as a result of the same severe impact. As the primary insult, which represents the direct mechanical damage, cannot be therapeutically influenced, target of the treatment is the limitation of the secondary damage (delayed non-mechanical damage). Head injuries vary widely in their etiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and optimal treatment strategies. Injury Severity Score (ISS), are is also registered in the DTR [Additionally, the DTR contains clinical data regarding length of stay (LOS), duration of intensive care admission and hospital mortality, these were also analyzed.Statistical analyses were performed by means of IBM SPSS Statistics version 22.0 (IBM, Armonk, NY). The differences in intubation rates could be explained by the higher incidence of thoracic injuries among the younger polytrauma patient group, which could compromise the airway or respiration.In concordance with previous studies [This study has some limitations. PLOS is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation, #C2354500, based in San Francisco, California, US Classifying the severity of a traumatic brain injury is an important part of assessment and overall treatment. in severe cases. However their close association with brain injuries mean that
Broadly speaking, there are two categories of brain injury: focal injuries and diffuse injuries. Abstract. Very few children and young people who present with head injury will have significant intracranial pathology. All results regarding the distribution of AIS ≥3 injuries are presented in This study pointed out that about half of all polytrauma patients is over 60 years old (47.8%).