Dog Bites in Children

Volume 22, Number 6(85) (2012)

Ingrida Sapagovaitė, Ramūnas Raugalas, Julija Kociūtė Abstract Bites of animals are serious public health‘s issue, especially significant for children at their age. The purpose of an article is to review and analyze 4 years (2008-2011) Children‘s Hospital, Affiliate of Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Clinics data about the bites of animals, it‘s epidemiology, seasonality, the age…

Pediatric Trauma Pre-Hospital Care

Volume 22, Number 6(85) (2012)

Virginija Žilinskaitė, Rūta Kvederienė Abstract Children and adolescent trauma is an important health problem in Lithuania. Appropriate initial patient status assessment and timely adequate pre-hospital care influence treatment results and outcome. Methods.All children aged from 0 to 18 years, transported by ambulance to the Vilnius University Children´s Hospital due to an accident in 2011 year,…