Epidemiology, diagnosis and pharmacotherapy of head injuries in children treated in the Children's Clinical Hospital in Lublin

Authors

  • Daniel Sieniawski Emergency Medicine Unit, Medical University of Lublin, Poland; Emergency Department, Children Clinical Hospital in Lublin, Poland Author
  • Mariusz Goniewicz Emergency Medicine Unit, Medical University of Lublin, Poland Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12923/j.2084-980X/25.1/a.21

Keywords:

head injuries, skull fractures, hospitaliation

Abstract

Head injuries are one of the most common injuries in children. This work is a study of the causes and consequences of such injuries in children, and in so doing, the effects of age and seasons on the injury formation in children in Lublin were analyzed. In Lublin, head injuries accounted for 29.5 % of all treatments at the Children's Clinical Hospital in Lublin, and the majority of cases were reported in the months from April to June. Serious head injuries such as skull fractures predominated in patients over 14 years of age and among children between 1 and 2 years of age.

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Published

2025-01-21

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Vol. 25 No. 1 (2012): Current Issues of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences

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