Morbidade por Causas Externas em Idosos e sua Relação com Lesões Maxilofaciais

PINTO, Tássia Cristina de Almeida

doi:10.4034/1519.0501.2008.0082.0005

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“…Advanced age leaves individuals more physically and mentally fragile, very often dependent and therefore more vulnerable, which further increases the significance of the trauma [13].…”

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Trauma in elderly people attended by a mobile emergency service

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Introduction: The process of aging causes bio-psychosocial changes, that commonly, make the elderly more likely to be affected by chronic diseases and disorders due to external causes.Objective: Analize the occurrence of trauma and demographic characteristics of elderly people attended by a mobile emergency service.Method: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in the city of Sousa, in northeast region of Brazil, using data from 190 records of elderly victims of trauma attended by the MES from January 1 St to December 31 St of 2011. The Pearson's chi-square test (χ2) or Fisher's exact test with Freeman-Halton extension, were used to observe possible associations between variables. A significance level of α<5% was considered.Results: From the total of 190 elderly, 51.1% were male, aged between 60 and 104 years, mean age of 75.3 years (SD 10.44 years) and median of 74.0 years. Regarding the occurrence of trauma, 91.6% occurred in urban areas, 35.8% in the morning, 46.3% at weekend and 42.1% in the months from May to August. Falls stood out with 65.3% of cases and 87.9% had no alcohol on their breath during first-aid care. Among the injuries, wounds were predominant (62.3%) and 87.4% were referred to hospital. A significant association was observed between the presence of alcohol on the breath and sex (p<0.001) and age group (p=0.004) and between trauma mechanism and sex (p<0.001). Higher susceptibility was observed among males in the most advanced age group. Among the types of trauma, falls occurred mainly among women and traffic accidents among men. The presence of alcohol on the breath was verified especially among men and the majority of them were referred to hospitals.

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“…Advanced age leaves individuals more physically and mentally fragile, very often dependent and therefore more vulnerable, which further increases the significance of the trauma [13].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Studies evaluating the occurrence of trauma in the elderly have found high proportions of both younger elderly [13,20], and older elderly individuals [21,22] affected.…”

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Perfil do idoso vítima de trauma atendido em uma Unidade de Urgência e Emergência

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Campos

2011

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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The objective of this study was to identify the epidemiological profile of elderly victims assisted at the Emergency unit of a university hospital. This is a quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study. Data treatment was performed using descriptive statistics, charts and tables. Most victims lived in de Campinas (93.5%) and were females (66.7%) with ages between 70 and 74, and presented comorbidities (77.8%), of which arterial hypertension was the most common. As for the type of accident that resulted in the trauma, the highest incidence was falling from their own height (79.6%). The resulting lesions were characterized by the predominance of superficial lesions (22.7%) followed by mild brain injury (15.1%). As to the victim's destination in the first 24 hours, 49.1% were discharged and 22.2% were admitted for surgery.

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Skull and Face Injuries and Associated Factors in Pedestrian Victims of Traffic Accidents: A Single Trauma Center Analysis

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Tatiana

Smyrna

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Objective: This study aimed to analyze the presence of lesions in the skull and face and the associated factors in pedestrian victims of traffic accidents. Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study carried out through the analysis of medical records of pedestrian victims of traffic accidents in an emergency service in the city of Campina Grande, Brazil, during the year of 2016. Information was collected regarding gender, age group, day of the week, time of the accident, type of vehicle involved, presence of trauma to the skull and face, and outcome. The Chi-square and Fisher's Exact tests were used, with a significance level of 5%. Results: 1,884 medical records were evaluated, of which 7.1% (n = 133) involved pedestrians. Men were the most frequent victims (68.4%), and victims 60 years old or over (30.5%) predominated. Almost one-third of the cases were recorded during the weekends (30.5%), and the most prevalent time was at night (52.7%). Regarding the type of vehicle involved, motorcycles predominated (47.4%). Head trauma was present in 37.6% of victims, while facial injuries corresponded to 8.2%. In 12% of cases, the victims died. The variables of gender, age group, occurrence on weekends, and trauma to the face showed a statistically significant association with the occurrence of traffic accidents (Chi-square test; p<0.05). Conclusion: Among pedestrian victims of traffic accidents, there is a predominance of men, aged 65 or over. Accidents are frequent at night, and motorcycles are the main vehicles involved. The presence of trauma to the skull and face regions is high.

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Morbidade por Causas Externas em Idosos e sua Relação com Lesões Maxilofaciais

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Trauma in elderly people attended by a mobile emergency service

Trauma in elderly people attended by a mobile emergency service

Perfil do idoso vítima de trauma atendido em uma Unidade de Urgência e Emergência

Skull and Face Injuries and Associated Factors in Pedestrian Victims of Traffic Accidents: A Single Trauma Center Analysis

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