THE DEGREE OF INJURIES AND PREHOSPITAL FIRST AID STATUS FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY PATIENTS EXAMINED AND TREATED AT THAI BINH GENERAL HOSPITAL IN 2020
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Objectives: To assess the degree of injuries and pre-hospital first aid status for traumatic brain injury patients who came for examination and treatment at Thai Binh General Hospital in 2020. Methods: cross-sectional descriptive study covered 534 traumatic brain injury patients who came for examination and treatment at the Neurosurgery-Spine Department of Thai Binh General Hospital in the period from February to August 2020. Results: 534 patients, including 371 males (69.5%), 163 females (30.5%); Mean age: 54.5±21.9 years old (from 2 to 96 years old). The group (19-59 years old) accounted for (57.3%), the elderly (30.2%). Causes: traffic accidents (60.5%), domestic accidents (30.3%), workplace accidents (4.9%), violence (4.3%). The majority of those traumatic brain injuries were mild (93.8%), severe (1.9%). Rate of pre-hospital first aid was (58.2%); First aid undertaken by medical employees accounted for the highest percentage (63.7%), followed by locals (21.2%); The dominant means of patient transport was personal cars (54.3%), ambulances 05 (22.2%), motorbikes (21.5%). Conclusion: Most patients with traumatic brain injuries were mild. Traffic accidents were still the main cause. The rate of pre-hospital first aid before was not high. Transporting patients by 05 ambulances was still low.
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First aid for trauma patients, traumatic brain injury, traffic accidents
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