Summer care must be taken care of

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Attention to Summer Accidents

During the summer holidays, caution is required, especially in sports, work in the garden or in the outdoors. tourism, when the risk of accident increases. This is evidenced by the emergency numbers of the Faculty's Hospital with the Policlinic in Žilina for the first holiday weekend, which has prolonged many people through the fourth party. The sun and four days off brought 247 patients to the Emergency Emergency Surgery Clinic who were treated from Thursday, July 5th to Sunday, July 8th.

11.07.2018 | 11:21

Doctors helped mainly in injuries caused by falling, spraying or alcohol abuse. "In the summer, there are a number of cases where we treat patients who have been injured, for example, by erupting wood, cutting, drilling or doing other work at home or in the garden. There are also very frequent falls, roofs, trees, ladders and, above all, sports, of course, "said Juraj Kacian, head of the accident surgery department at Yulin Hospital. During the last quarter to Sunday, 16 injured cyclists and 18 patients injured by football, scooters, skateboarding or other sports activities arrived in an emergency. There have also been sprains and wrinkles of the ankles, which occurred mostly in the case of a miscarriage or a jump.

Doctors are particularly cautious about the wounds of children. "There are more injuries among children during the holidays, it is important for parents to be cautious, as this is not only about fractures, but also when a simple fall from a bicycle or a bicycle. A bicycle is enough to lead to more complications such as cerebral cramps or spinal cord injuries. "While also being careful on the road." With the displacement of vacationers, the traffic collapses and there is However, the summer months bring with them, in addition to accidents, an increase in the incidence of ticks. "We had 15 cases on weekends. where we helped choose ticks. Patients either tried to remove them, and they did not, or they came directly to us to get rid of them, "explained FNSP Zilina, head of the accidental surgery. According to him, if the patient is not sure of being able to pull the tick himself or a part of it into the body, it is best to find a doctor right now. "Infected ticks can transmit tick-borne encephalitis or Lyme borreliosis, so it is necessary to give them a lot of attention, using repellents, long clothes, and after they return, check the children and adults, "says J. Kacian

Žilinská The hospital alerts patients by asking them to go to the emergency. An ambulance emergency service is available daily until 10 pm, which provides assistance in the event of sudden deterioration of the state of health, where it is not life threatening, as a weak allergic reaction, fever or scarring. The emergency intake provides emergency care in urgent and potentially life – threatening situations such as loss of consciousness, bleeding, serious injury, chest pain, and so on. We encourage patients to consider the need for an urgent reception after 10 pm to avoid overburdening health professionals