Education in trauma: An educational alternative that promotes injury prevention

Abstract

PurposeAs trauma is a public health problem, different programs have been designed to prevent injuries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational model that measures the adolescents' attitudes towards the rules of road safety, alcohol and road accidents in Colombia.MethodsA pedagogical model evaluating the effect of road safety education and adolescents' attitudes towards and experiences of alcohol and road accidents in Colombia was created. After the education concluded, this educational process is analyzed by its impact on adolescents' behavior. The educational program included 160 adolescents with the mean age being 17.5 years.ResultsThe test results indicated that before the educational program 80% of adolescents did not use a safety element when driving, while after the educational program the percentage of no helmet use among adolescents decreased from 72.5% to 24.3% (p = 0.0001) and driving a vehicle under the state of drunkenness from 49.3% to 8.1% (p = 0.0001).ConclusionAn educational model aimed at preventing injuries caused by traffic accidents is shown to be effective in generating changes in adolescents' customs of and attitudes towards alcohol and road safety standards in Colombia.

Epidemiologic Aspects of Spinal Cord Trauma Cases among Traffic Accident Victims

“…Comparing several countries in relation to the mortality rate, it can be seen that some laws in force in developed countries, aimed at reducing traffic accidents, also helped in developing countries [37]. The educational method directed to changes in the behavior of adolescents, regarding the use of protective equipment and non-ingestion of alcoholic beverages while driving, was efficient [41]. Other contributing factors such as weather circumstances, the technical condition of the vehicle and the driver should also be assessed, as the driver is responsible for a large proportion of accident cases [42].…”

Fisioterapia preventiva – percepção dos alunos sobre violência no trânsito e suas consequências

“…A Fisioterapia é essencial tanto na prevenção de acidentes, nos processos de tratamento das vítimas com traumas e atuando em todas as fases da abordagem ao paciente (MOREIRA, 2013). Charry et al (2017) desenvolveram um programa educacional com 160 adolescentes com idade média de 17,5 anos, avaliando o efeito da educação em segurança rodoviária e as atitudes e experiências de álcool e acidentes rodoviários. Foram realizadas pesquisas individuais sobre o uso de dispositivos de segurança de veículos e as atitudes em relação ao consumo e à condução sob efeito de álcool, como também oficinas educacionais, no período de 6 meses explicando diferentes mecanismos de trauma, acidentes de trânsito, imagens…”

“…O desenvolvimento de ações preventivas, principalmente aos jovens próximos a obter a CNH, por meio da educação, conscientizando os jovens sobre os riscos comportamentais e suas consequências no trânsito são de extrema importância (CHARRY et al, 2017;P.A.R.T.Y. Brasil, 2017;BROCKAMP et al, 2015).…”

Prevention of childhood unintentional injuries in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review

“…Pamphlets and videos for child safety seats Increase in knowledge and purchase of child safety seat [31] Lectures Decrease in incidence of bicycle injuries [42]; decrease in hospital admissions, decrease in ICU admission due to head trauma (significant) increase in helmet use (significant), decreased mortality (not significant) (combined with other interventions) [37] Increase in knowledge of drink driving risk; [32] change in knowledge about brain and spinal cord injuries but no change in attitudes toward prevention; [36] increased knowledge on helmet usage only; [38] no change in reported attitudes about injury prevention; [35] increase in knowledge and safety practices; [54] change in self-reported attitude; [41] decrease in self-reported drink driving; [30] reduced incidence of RTI; [50] change in risk perception [51] In-school training on the importance of helmets and proper fit Increase in observed helmet use [33] Promotional videos…”