Maria Jaruga, Anna Ziemer

Maria Jaruga, Anna Ziemer – Early rehabilitation in intensive care for patients with closed head injuries. Fizjoterapia Polska 2001; 1(4); 337-345

Abstract
The goal of this article is to describe the process of evaluating patients with closed head injury preparatory to early rehabilitation. The research involved 26 patients under treatment in the Intensive Care Department at the Voivodeship Group Hospital in Poznań. Each patient was evaluated according to an Examination Chart, which contained the following information: 1. basic patient indentification; 2. examination dates (I – date of admission, II –date when decision is made commence rehabilitation procedures); 3. level of sedation according to the Ramsay Scale (if applicable); 4. patient score on the Glasgow Coma Scale; 5. patient score on the Reaction Level Scale 85.

Key words:
traumatic brain injury, patient examination chart, Glasgow Coma Scale, Reaction Level Scale

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