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Koma ni ubujyanjye bw’igihe kirekire bw’ubutagira ubwenge aho umuntu adashobora kubyuka, kumva amajwi, cyangwa kugira icyo akora ku bubabare. Utekerezeho nk’uburyo ubwonko bwirinda iyo bwakomerekeye cyane cyangwa bukabije, kimwe n’uko umubiri wawe winjira mu gihe cy’akaga nyuma y’igikomere. Nubwo ijambo “koma” rishobora gutera ubwoba, gusobanukirwa icyo risobanura bishobora kugufasha guhangana n’iki kibazo ufite ubumenyi n’icyizere.
Koma ibaho iyo sisitemu y’ubwonko ibuza umuntu kuba maso ihungabanye, ikabuza ubwenge busanzwe. Ubwonko bwawe bufite urusobe rw’imikorere rwitwa reticular activating system (RAS) rukubera maso kandi ukaba uzi icyo ukora. Iyo iyi sisitemu yangiritse cyangwa ikabuza gukora, ujya mu gihe cya koma.
Mu gihe cya koma, umuntu asa n’uryama ariko ntashobora kubyuka n’ibintu bisanzwe nk’amajwi akomeye, amatara akomeye, cyangwa ububabare. Amaso ye aguma afunze, kandi ntagaragaza ibikorwa by’ubushake mu mimerere ye. Ariko, imikorere myinshi y’umubiri nk’ubuhumekero n’umutima ikomeza gukora.
Koma iba mu byiciro bitandukanye by’uburwayi bw’ubwenge. Bamwe bashobora kugaragaza ibimenyetso bike byo kumenya, abandi baguma batagira icyo basubiza. Ubujyakuzimu n’igihe bishobora gutandukana cyane ukurikije icyateye koma n’ingano y’ingingo z’ubwonko zangiritse.
Kumenya ibimenyetso bya koma bishobora kugufasha gusobanukirwa icyo kibazo cy’umuntu ukunda. Ibimenyetso birasobanutse kandi birimo ibyo ushobora kubona n’ibyo ibizamini by’abaganga bigaragaza.
Ibimenyetso by’ingenzi birimo:
Abaganga barareba kandi ibimenyetso bito mu gihe cy’isuzuma. Ibyo birimo imikorere idahari cyangwa idasanzwe, nk’amaso adasubiza umucyo, cyangwa amaso adakurikira imyanya. Rimwe na rimwe ushobora kubona imyifatire idakozwe n’ubushake cyangwa amajwi, ariko ibyo ntibigaragaza ubwenge.
Ni ngombwa kwibuka ko isura ya buri muntu ishobora kuba itandukanye. Bamwe bashobora kugaragara neza, abandi bagaragaza ibimenyetso byo kudatuza cyangwa imyifatire idasanzwe. Ibyo bitandukanye bifasha abaganga gusobanukirwa icyateye koma n’amahirwe yo gukira.
Koma ibaho iyo ikintu cyangiza cyane imikorere isanzwe y’ubwonko. Impamvu zigabanyijemo ibice by’ingenzi, buri kimwe kikagira ingaruka ku bwonko mu buryo butandukanye.
Impamvu zisanzwe zirimo:
Impamvu zidakunze kubaho ariko zikomeye zirimo uburibwe bw’ubwonko, ibitotsi bidashira, cyangwa gucika intege kw’umwijima cyangwa impyiko. Rimwe na rimwe, ibintu byinshi bifatanije bituma habaho ubutagira ubwenge.
Impamvu zidakunze kubaho zirimo zimwe mu ndwara z’umubiri aho umubiri utera ubwenge, cyangwa indwara z’impyiko zigira ingaruka ku miterere y’ubwonko. Gusobanukirwa impamvu yihariye bifasha abaganga kumenya uburyo bwiza bwo kuvura kandi bitanga ishusho isobanutse ku muryango w’icyo ategereje.
Koma buri gihe ni ubutabazi bw’ubuvuzi bukeneye ubufasha bw’ibitaro ako kanya. Niba umuntu atakiri maso kandi adashobora kubyuka nubwo ugerageje, hamagara serivisi z’ubutabazi ako kanya.
Ntugatege amatwi ngo urebe niba umuntu azakira wenyine. Nubwo yavugaga iminota mike mbere, kudatuza kw’umubiri bikeneye ubufasha bw’ubuvuzi ako kanya. Igihe ni ingenzi kuko impamvu nyinshi ziterwa na koma zishobora kuvurwa neza iyo zafashwe hakiri kare.
Mu gihe utegereje ubufasha, komeza inzira y’ubuhumekero y’umuntu kandi ukore isuzuma ry’ubuhumekero bwe. Ntugerageze kumutera ibiryo cyangwa amazi, kuko ashobora guhumeka. Niba uzi icyateye ubutagira ubwenge, nko gukoresha imiti cyangwa igikomere cy’umutwe, tanga amakuru kuri ba paramedic.
Ibintu bimwe bishobora kongera amahirwe y’umuntu yo kugira koma. Gusobanukirwa ibyo byago bishobora gufasha mu kwirinda no kumenya ibimenyetso by’ibanze.
Indwara zongera ibyago zirimo:
Imibereho nayo igira uruhare. Abantu bakora ibikorwa by’amahirwe make nk’imikino ikomeye, gutwara moto badafite ingofero, cyangwa kunywa inzoga nyinshi bafite amahirwe menshi. Imyaka nayo igira uruhare, kuko abantu bakuze barushaho kwibasirwa n’igisho cy’amaraso n’imiti.
Kugira ibyago ntibisobanura ko uzagira koma. Abantu benshi bafite ibyo bibazo babayeho ubuzima bwiza kandi buzira umuze. Ariko, kumenya bituma wowe n’itsinda ryawe ry’ubuvuzi mukomeza kuba maso kandi mufata ingamba zo kwirinda igihe bishoboka.
Koma ishobora gutera ingaruka zitandukanye, haba mu gihe cy’ubutagira ubwenge no mu gihe cyo gukira. Gusobanukirwa ibyo bituma imiryango itegura kandi isaba ubufasha bukwiye.
Ingaruka ku mubiri zishobora kuba:
Ingaruka z’igihe kirekire ziterwa n’icyateye koma n’igihe cyamaranye. Bamwe barakira neza, abandi bagira ibibazo by’igihe kirekire byo kwibuka, imikorere, cyangwa guhinduka kw’imico. Ubushobozi bw’ubwonko bwo kwihuza butuma gukira bishobora gukomeza amezi cyangwa imyaka.
Ingaruka zo mu mutwe zigira ingaruka ku muryango. Kwita ku muntu uri muri koma bituma habaho umunaniro ukomeye n’uburakari. Ibitaro byinshi bitanga ubujyanama n’amatsinda y’ubufasha kugira ngo afashe imiryango guhangana muri iki gihe gikomeye.
Abaganga bakoresha uburyo butandukanye bwo kumenya koma no kumenya icyayiteye. Uburyo bugira uruhare mu isuzuma ry’umubiri n’amateka y’ubuvuzi.
Glasgow Coma Scale ni igikoresho gikuru abaganga bakoresha mu gusuzuma urwego rw’ubwenge. Iki kizamini kireba ibice bitatu: gufungura amaso, ibisubizo by’amagambo, n’ibikorwa by’imitsi. Amanota ari hagati ya 3 na 15, amanota make agaragaza ubutagira ubwenge bukomeye.
Ibizamini byo gufata amashusho y’ubwonko nk’ibizamini bya CT cyangwa MRI bishobora kugaragaza ibibazo by’imiterere nk’amaraso, kubyimbagira, cyangwa uburibwe. Ibizamini by’amaraso bireba indwara, urwego rw’imiti, isukari mu maraso, n’imikorere y’ingingo. Rimwe na rimwe abaganga bakenera igipimo cy’amazi yo mu mugongo kugira ngo basuzume indwara cyangwa ibindi bibazo.
Ibizamini byongeyeho bishobora kuba EEGs yo gupima imikorere y’amashanyarazi y’ubwonko cyangwa ibizamini byihariye byo kugenzura amaraso ajya mu bwonko. Buri kizamini gitanga igice cy’ikibazo, gifasha abaganga gusobanukirwa impamvu n’ingano y’igikomere cy’ubwonko.
Kuvura koma byibanda ku gukemura impamvu nyamukuru mu gihe hafasha imikorere y’ibanze y’umubiri. Uburyo butandukanye cyane bitewe n’icyo cyateye ubutagira ubwenge.
Ubufasha bw’ibanze busanzwe burimo:
Uburyo bwo kuvura butandukanye bitewe n’impamvu. Urugero, koma iterwa na diyabete ikeneye kugororwa kw’isukari mu maraso, mu gihe koma iterwa n’igisho cy’amaraso ishobora gusaba imiti isenya ibisigo cyangwa kubaga. Indwara z’ubwonko zikenera imiti yo kurwanya udukoko cyangwa imiti yo kurwanya virusi.
Ubufasha bwo gukira burimo siporo yo kwirinda intege nke z’imitsi, siporo yo kubungabunga ubushobozi bw’ingingo, na siporo yo kuvuga iyo ubwenge busubiye. Ubu buryo bwo kuvura bufasha abantu kugira amahirwe yo gukira neza.
Kwita ku muntu uri muri koma bisaba ubumenyi bw’ubuvuzi n’ubufasha bwo mu mutwe. Mu gihe abaganga bafite inshingano zo kuvura, imiryango igira uruhare mu gukira.
Urashobora gufasha kuvugana n’umuntu ukunda buri gihe, nubwo adashobora gusubiza. Abantu benshi bavuga ko bumva ibiganiro mu gihe cya koma, kandi amajwi y’abantu bazi ashobora gutera ihumure n’ubushishozi. Tangira amakuru y’umunsi, soma ibitabo bakunda, cyangwa ubwire ko ubakunda.
Gukoraho bishobora kandi kuba bifite akamaro. Gukoraho buhoro cyangwa gusimbuza buhoro bishobora gutera ihumure, ariko buri gihe banza ubaze abaforomo ibyo bikwiye. Imiryango imwe izana impumuro nziza nk’amavuta cyangwa indabyo kugira ngo habeho ibidukikije byiza.
Kwita kuri wowe ubwawe ni ingenzi cyane. Ibihe bya koma bishobora kumara ibyumweru cyangwa amezi, rero wihute. Emerera ubufasha bw’abandi bagize umuryango n’inshuti, kandi ntutinye gukoresha serivisi z’ubufasha z’ibitaro.
Kwitegura kujya kwa muganga mu gihe cya koma bigufasha kubona igihe gihagije n’itsinda ry’abaganga. Kugira amakuru akwiye bitegura ibiganiro byiza.
Mbere yo kubonana n’abaganga, kora isuzuma ry’amateka y’ubuvuzi, harimo imiti ukoresha, indwara uheruka kugira, n’ibintu ufite allergie. Niba koma yatewe n’impanuka cyangwa gukoresha imiti, tanga amakuru y’ibyabaye n’igihe byabaye.
Andika ibibazo byawe mbere. Ushobora kwibaza impamvu nyamukuru, igihe cyo gukira, uburyo bwo kuvura, cyangwa ibimenyetso byo gukira. Ntukabe umuntu ubaza ibibazo byinshi - ibi ni byo abaganga bateganya.
Tekereza kuzana umuntu wo mu muryango cyangwa inshuti mu biganiro. Bashobora kugufasha kwibuka amakuru y’ingenzi no gutanga ubufasha mu gihe cy’ibiganiro bikomeye. Imiryango imwe isanga ari byiza gushyira umuntu umwe nk’umuvugizi mukuru w’itsinda ry’abaganga.
Koma igaragaza uburyo ubwonko bwirinda igikomere cyangwa indwara ikomeye, ariko si ngombwa ko ari igihe kirekire. Nubwo iki kibazo kigoye, gusobanukirwa iki kibazo bigufasha guhangana n’iki gihe gikomeye ufite icyizere.
Gukira bitandukanye cyane ukurikije umuntu. Bamwe barabyuka mu masaha cyangwa iminsi mike, abandi bakamara ibyumweru cyangwa amezi. Ubushobozi bw’ubwonko bwo gukira no kwihuza bukomeza gutangaza abaganga, bityo kugumana icyizere mu gihe witegura ibyavuye bitandukanye bifite ishingiro.
Wibuke ko nturi wenyine muri uru rugendo. Amakipe y’abaganga, abakozi b’imibereho, n’amatsinda y’ubufasha biriho kugira ngo bagufashe muri buri ntambwe. Ibanda ku cyo ushobora gukora, nko gutanga ubufasha n’ubuvuzi bwiza.
Abantu benshi bakize koma bavuga ko bumvise ibiganiro, umuziki, cyangwa amajwi y’abantu bazi mu gihe cy’ubutagira ubwenge. Nubwo tutabasha kumenya icyo buri muntu yiyumvamo, kuvugana n’umuntu ukunda buri gihe bishobora gutera ihumure kuri mwebwe bombi. Tangira amakuru y’umunsi, soma ibitabo bakunda, cyangwa ubwire ko ubakunda.
Igihe koma imara gitandukanye cyane bitewe n’impamvu n’uburemere bw’igikomere cy’ubwonko. Bamwe barabyuka mu masaha cyangwa iminsi mike, abandi bakamara ibyumweru cyangwa amezi batagira ubwenge. Muri rusange, igihe koma imara kirekire, gukira biragoye. Ariko, abantu barabyutse nyuma y’igihe kirekire, bityo buri kibazo ni cyo cyihariye.
Koma bisobanura ko ubwonko bugifite imikorere, nubwo umuntu adashobora kubyuka cyangwa gusubiza. Gupfa kw’ubwonko bibaho iyo imikorere yose y’ubwonko ihagaritse burundu, harimo n’imikorere y’ubwonko ibuza guhumeka n’umutima. Abantu bari muri koma bashobora gukira, mu gihe gupfa kw’ubwonko bidakira kandi bisobanura ko umuntu yapfuye.
Abaganga bashobora gutanga ibitekerezo bitewe n’impamvu ya koma, igihe imaze, n’uburyo umuntu asubiza ibizamini bimwe. Ariko, kumenya ibyavuye biragoye kuko buri gikomere cy’ubwonko gitandukanye. Bamwe barushaho kubaho kurusha ibyo bateganyaga, abandi ntibakira nk’uko byari biteganyijwe. Amakipe y’abaganga abanda ku gutanga ubufasha bwiza mu gihe yitegura imiryango ku buryo butandukanye.
Kubyuka muri koma bisanzwe bibaho buhoro buhoro kuruta gitunguranye nk’uko bigaragara muri filime. Abantu basanzwe banyura mu byiciro, batangira gufungura amaso cyangwa kugira imyifatire mito, hanyuma bagakomeza gukurikiza amabwiriza yoroshye. Ubwenge buhamye n’itumanaho risanzwe bishobora kumara iminsi cyangwa ibyumweru kugira ngo bisubire. Umujinya no kwishimira ibyiza bito bifasha muri iki gihe cyo gukira.
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