GETTING TRAUMAS AS A TOPICAL PROBLEM OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
The article provides an overview of recent literature on injuries in the modern world. According to the World Health Organization, the relative mortality from injuries is 98 cases per 100,000 people of population. The data on injuries in the EU, Africa, India and China are discussed by the authors. They consider the age characteristics of people who suffered from injuries. It is shown that getting injuries is the main cause of death, if it happens before the age of 40. Car accidents are the main reason of injuries among the main causes of major injuries. The second leading reason of increasing the number of patients with combined injuries is connected with injuries at a workplace, then in this row criminal injuries and injuries caused by falls from heights are listed. The authors of this research paper conclude that currently we have reasons to tell about the epidemic of injuries in the world. In this situation, the role of quality and timely care for victims of trauma is very important.