Head and Face Injuries in Automobile Accidents and Associated Factors in a city in Northeastern Brazil

Cavalcanti, Alidianne Fábia Cabral; Lucena, Belchior; Oliveira, Thaliny Batista Sarmento de; Cavalcanti, Christiane Leite; Cavalcanti, Silvana Maria de Morais; Cavalcanti, Alessandro Leite

doi:10.4034/pboci.2017.171.30

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“…8 This fact may also explain the progressive reduction in the frequency of involvement in road traffic accidents with advancing age, since old adults are often accompanied by caregivers, thus receiving more attention. 17 Weekdays recorded the highest number of cases, differing from the findings described by Cavalcanti et al, 18 in which most accidents occurred on weekends. The divergence of results can be justified by the fact that the study by Cavalcanti et al 18 was carried out with young individuals, who relate the use of alcohol in their leisure moments, which occur predominantly on weekends, 19 a condition that is not frequently observed in older adults, since 95% of road traffic accidents in this population occur without the effect of alcohol.…”

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“…17 Weekdays recorded the highest number of cases, differing from the findings described by Cavalcanti et al, 18 in which most accidents occurred on weekends. The divergence of results can be justified by the fact that the study by Cavalcanti et al 18 was carried out with young individuals, who relate the use of alcohol in their leisure moments, which occur predominantly on weekends, 19 a condition that is not frequently observed in older adults, since 95% of road traffic accidents in this population occur without the effect of alcohol. 20 Most road traffic accidents occurred at night, similar to other studies.…”

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Craniofacial trauma in older adults victims of road traffic accidents: a cross-sectional study

Andrade

Fernandes

Cavalcanti

et al. 2018

CRORJ

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Caracterizar e avaliar a ocorrência de trauma craniofacial causado por acidentes de transporte em idosos atendidos em um centro de referência. Métodos: Estudo transversal e retrospectivo, sendo a amostra composta por 117 prontuários médicos de indivíduos com idade igual ou superior a 60 anos hospitalizados por acidentes de transporte. Foram coletados dados referentes ao sexo, faixa etária, dia da semana e horário, tipo de acidente de transporte, lesão em tecido mole, existência de lesões múltiplas, lesão na cabeça e face, ocorrência de fratura e tipo de osso acometido, ocorrência de traumatismo crânio-encefálico e óbito durante os meses de janeiro a dezembro de 2011. Os dados foram analisados por meio da estatística descritiva e inferencial (teste Qui-quadrado), sendo adotado um nível de significância de 5%. Resultados: As vítimas eram homens (74,4%), entre 60 a 69 anos (61,5%). A maioria dos acidentes ocorreram durante dias úteis (68,4%), a noite (38,5%) e envolviam pedestres (45,3%). Verificou-se associação estatisticamente significante entre o gênero e o tipo de acidente de transporte (p=0,004). Lesões em tecidos moles acometeram 76,9% das vítimas e 39,3% apresentavam lesões múltiplas. A ocorrência de injúrias na cabeça e na face foi de 17,9% para cada região. As fraturas no crânio acometeram 6% das vítimas, enquanto as fraturas na maxila representaram 4,3% dos casos. A ocorrência de óbito foi de 9,4%. A análise bivariada mostrou associação estatisticamente significante entre a presença de trauma na face e a ocorrrência de traumatismo crânio-encefálico (p=0,034). Conclusão: Os acidentes de transporte acometem pedestres do sexo masculino, na faixa etária de 60 a 69 anos, no período noturno e acarretam lesões múltiplas. As vítimas apresentam injúrias nas regiões da cabeça e da face, com elevada ocorrência de fratura óssea. Verificou-se associação estatisticamente significante entre a presença de trauma na face e a ocorrrência de traumatismo cranioencefálico.

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Craniofacial trauma in older adults victims of road traffic accidents: a cross-sectional study

Andrade

Fernandes

Cavalcanti

et al. 2018

CRORJ

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“…One of the difficulties of working with secondary data lies in the fact that, in many situations, the incomplete recording of information prevents the faithful transcription of findings. 26,37,38 This condition was observed in this study, since some records were not properly filled.…”

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Injuries in the Maxillofacial Complex and Associated Factors in Brazilian Victims of Violence: A Cross-sectional Study

Laureano

Farias

Alencar

et al. 2019

Cumhuriyet Dental Journal

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Objectives: This cross-sectional study evaluated the prevalence of injuries in the maxillofacial complex of victims of violence attended by a Mobile Emergency Care Service in a municipality of Northeastern Brazil. Materials and Methods: A total of 2,347 records were evaluated from February 2014 to December 2016, of which 337(14.3%) corresponded to victims of violence. Information related to sociodemographic profile, associated factors and violence was collected. Data were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics, with significance level of 5%. Results: There was predominance of males (76.3%) and age group of 20-29 years (29.7%). Occurrences were more frequent at night (61.4%) and at the weekend (40.7%). Alcohol use was observed in 63.5% of victims and 16.0% reported illicit drug use, with predominance of crack (92.6%). The most prevalent type of aggression was physical violence (54.9%). The majority of victims presented a single lesion (72.7%) with predominance of laceration (80.4%). Cases of head and face injuries represented, respectively, 33.5% and 35.9% of aggressions. Face injuries showed association with gender (p=0.027) and number of injuries (p=0.042). Conclusions: The main victims of violence are young men who have used alcohol and illicit drugs. Physical aggression is the most frequent type of violence, with high occurrence of head and face injuries. Face injuries showed association with gender and number of lesions, both being more frequent among women.

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“…Os acidentes de trânsito acontecem muitas vezes pela falta de interesse da população em utilizar os equipamentos de proteção necessários, como o capacete ou o cinto de segurança, além das más condições das estradas brasileiras e a não aplicação das regras de trânsito. Estes são fatores que podem explicar os altos índices de acidentes automobilísticos e, consequentemente, os elevados números de internamentos em hospitais provenientes de traumas (Cavalcanti et al, 2017).…”

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Perfil dos pacientes admitidos em UTI por agravos neurológicos

Carvalho

Souza²,

Fernandes

et al. 2020

RSD

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Intensive Care Units (ICUs) increasingly admit patients diagnosed with neurological disorders. The proven brain injury from trauma is considered a global health problem. The mortality of these patients is directly related to clinical severity and dependence on specialized care. Thus, it is necessary to elucidate the profile of patients admitted to the ICU diagnosed with a neurological disorder, in order to organize health interventions and act in the prevention of the triggering factors of these diseases, contributing to the systematization of nursing care in this sector. The presente study aimed to characterize the profile of patients admitted to the ICU with the diagnosis of neurological damage. For this, a quantitative research was carried out, based on the analysis of the medical records of users admitted to the ICU of the Regional Hospital Tarcísio de Vasconcelos Maia located in the city of Mossoró-RN. After analyzing the data, it was found that Cranioencephalic Trauma (TBI) was the most prevalente reason for hospitalization in the hospital’s emergency room and neurological damage was the most prevalente reason for admission to the ICU. Most of the patients with neurological disorders were men, with na average age of 47 years old. Regarding the outcome, 77.50% of users with neurological disorders died, with 37.71% diagnosed with TBI. The characteristics found in the research may contribute to the elaboration of care strategies to offer quality nursing care to patients diagnosed with neurological disorders, optimizing the care provided and adequate support.

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Head and Face Injuries in Automobile Accidents and Associated Factors in a city in Northeastern Brazil

Cited by 10 publications

References 27 publications

Craniofacial trauma in older adults victims of road traffic accidents: a cross-sectional study

Craniofacial trauma in older adults victims of road traffic accidents: a cross-sectional study

Injuries in the Maxillofacial Complex and Associated Factors in Brazilian Victims of Violence: A Cross-sectional Study

Perfil dos pacientes admitidos em UTI por agravos neurológicos

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