[Difficulties in the timely diagnosis of traumatic intracranial hematomas].

Difficulties and errors of the urgent diagnosis of posttraumatic intracranial hemorrhages are major factors delaying the early detection of an extremely dangerous and potentially fatal complication of brain trauma. These also postpone the recovery after surgical intervention and impair its effect. In emergency ambulance centers 326 cases of intracranial hemorrhages were reviewed and diagnostic errors analysed over 10 years. Diagnostic improvements are described which were efficient in routine examination of head-injure victims in city and district hospitals.