TRAUMATISM AND SOME ASPECTS OF TRAUMA CARE IN TRANSCARPATHIAN REGION AS A PART OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Abstract

The aim is to study and analyze the levels of general traumatism of the population, some aspects of trauma care in Transcarpathian region regarding administrative units. Materials and methods: Medical-statistical, graphic and biblio-semantic methods were used. The data of sectoral statistical reporting in Transcarpathian region for 2014-2018 formed the base of the study. Results: It is determined that the highest rates of traumatism (over 470 per 10 thousand population) are characteristic for the eastern districts of the region; the average indicators (260-470 per 10 thousand population) – for the northern and southern ones, and the lowest (less than 260 per 10 thousand population) – for the central and western parts of the region. The inequality of distribution of traumatological beds in the region in relation to the levels of injury in the administrative territories was determined. Conclusions: With the established tendency to decrease of general traumatism in Transcarpathian region for the period 2014-2018, significant inequalities of the specified indicator and inconsistency of traumatological beds availability in the administrative territories were revealed.