Prevention of secondary lesions associated to serious cranioencephalic trauma in extra hospital environment

Abstract

Although there have been advances in cranioencephalic treatment, it still continues covering lives and in other cases leaving permanent sequels not allowing the integration to society, leading to a psychological situation that patients and his/her relatives could not agree to; in cases they should leave their job causing an additional economical charge that joined to disease make the family life extremely difficult. We carried out a bibliographic review with the objective of updating the initial behavior in patients with serious cranioencephalic trauma to prevent secondary lesions. For that we reviewed the theme in books, printed and online documents searching for in the following databases: Pubmed, central Cochrane register. Bireme. Ebsco, Mediclatina and Lilacs. We chose the scientifc articles in such a way that all of them would fulfill the following criteria: 70 % published in the last five years, and 75 % of them during the last three years. We arrived to the conclusion that pre-hospital stage treatment is determinant for the evolution of patients with serious cranioencephalic trauma; for that reason it is necessary a fast and adequate intervention to prevent secondary lesions.