Relevamiento epidemiológico de los accidentes motociclísticos atendidos en un Centro de Referencia de Trauma de Sergipe
The trauma caused by motorcycle accidents affects a large number of victims and is a serious public health problem in Brazil. This documental study was performed with a quantitative approach with the objective to raise epidemiological data from 554 motorcycle accident victims assisted in September a...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP) |
| Repositorio: | Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.usp.br:article/40845 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.usp.br/reeusp/article/view/40845 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Accidents traffic Motorcycles Wounds and injuries Emergency nursing Accidentes de tránsito Motocicletas Heridas y traumatismos Enfermería de urgencia Acidentes de trânsito Ferimentos e lesões Enfermagem em emergência |
| Sumario: | The trauma caused by motorcycle accidents affects a large number of victims and is a serious public health problem in Brazil. This documental study was performed with a quantitative approach with the objective to raise epidemiological data from 554 motorcycle accident victims assisted in September and October 2006 in a referral center for trauma of Sergipe. The result analysis shows a predominance of men (82.7%) with mean age of 27.78 years, who were admitted during the night shift (45.9%), Sunday (27.3%), whose injuries were abrasions (n=169) on the head, face and neck. The victims stayed in the hospital for up to 12 hours (76%) and were discharged. Of the registered cases, 14.6% were suspected of having consumed alcohol and 19.3% were not wearing a helmet during the accident. |
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