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The present state of injuries sustained in traffic accidents and the share of otorhinolaryngeal and cerviofacial region among them

Milan Marinković
Davorin Đanić


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Abstract

The authors compare the frequency of traffic accidents, the number of casualties in them and the share of injuries of the otorhinolaryngeal and cervicofacial region in the hospitalized in the period from 1975— —1984. The number of traffic accidents is increasing (index: 103), unlike the number of the injured (index: 95) and the dead (index: 71). Injuries of the otorhinolaryi geal region sustained in traffic accidents are becomin less frequent, as is the share of open and comple injuries, politraumas, shock and commotio-concussi« nal syndrome. High facial fractures are twice as fr« quent as the low ones. In treating these injuries it i essential to enable normal breathing and start th energetic antishock, anticommotional and antimicr« bic therapy. Complex injuries ought to be treated by a teai of various medical specialists.

Keywords

cervicofacial region; otorhinolaryngeal region; injuries sustained in traffic accidents

Hrčak ID:

197213

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/197213

Publication date:

1.12.1988.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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