title: Epidemiology of cranio-cerebral injuries in emergency medical services practice.
abstract: Head injuries have always accompanied the man. Cranio-cerebral injuries are the most common and often can lead to an imminent threat to life. THE AIM OF THE STUDY was the analysis of interventions of Emergency Medical Service teams in respect of patients manifesting symptoms indicative of suffered cranio-cerebral injuries.
  
  
  METHODS
  We analyzed the emergency intervent card (protection medically Piaseczno and Otwock in 2009)--the cranio-cerebral injuries (CCI).
  
  
  RESULTS
  We analyzed 1049 cases of CCI. Twice as likely to cranial injuries--brain affected men population. Most accidents happened in the afternoon (13-18) and in the summer months (June-August). Falls from height were the most common cause of cranio-cerebral injuries, but most cases related to the superficial bruising of the head.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cranio-cerebral injuries are the predominant group among all the injuries. Men twice as likely to suffer injury--cranial cerebral compared to women. Most CCI suffer economically active people of 30-39 years age bracket. The most common cause of injury--cranial brain are falls from height, also traffic accidents and falls at the same level. Contusion skins, open wound of the head and concussion injuries are the most common forms of cranio-cerebral injuries.
authors.affiliation: Collegium Masoviense School of Health Sciences, Żyrardów.
authors.forename: Łukasz
authors.initials: Ł
authors.lastname: Szarpak
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Madziała
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004630:Emergencies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012621:Seasons; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult