title: Craniocerebral injuries in combat soldiers treated at the Sapna war hospital, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the importance of the first aid and medical care administered on the battlefield and at a field surgical unit for the outcome of craniocerebral war injuries.
  
  
  METHODS
  State of consciousness of 38 persons with craniocerebral injuries was assessed by the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), and follow-up of the vital signs and neurological deficit were determined by GCS outcome scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Total mortality was 36.8%. The mortality highly correlated with the extent of injury. In general, all patients with Glasgow Coma Scale score of 7 and less died, and those with a higher score survived.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A strict application of the basic principles of the first aid and medical care is a prerequisite for the improvement of the outcome of craniocerebral injuries.
authors.affiliation: Tuzla Medical Faculty, Univerzitetska 1, 75 000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. bmustafa@bih.net.ba
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bazardzanović
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brkić
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Korkut
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jahić
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mujcinović
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017522:Bosnia and Herzegovina; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005392:First Aid / Q000379:methods; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006772:Hospitals, Military; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014857:Warfare