Perfil das vítimas de trauma por acidente de moto atendidas em um serviço público de emergência

Santos, Ana Maria Ribeiro dos; Moura, Maria Eliéte Batista; Nunes, Benevina Maria Vilar Teixeira; Leal, Clara Francisca dos Santos; Teles, João Batista Mendes

doi:10.1590/s0102-311x2008000800021

Cited by 109 publications

(157 citation statements)

References 22 publications

(34 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

100

Order By: Relevance

“…The prevalence of this group in research on traffic accidents is a common result. 4,5 It is noticed that accidents were not due to lack of knowledge of traffic laws, given that most were older than 20 years with a high school diploma and a motorcycle driver's license for longer than one year.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Characteristics of motorcyclists involved in accidents between motorcycles and automobiles

Oliveira

Petroianu

Gonçalves

et al. 2015

Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Conflict of interest: none Introduction: traffic accidents are one of the main causes of death and disability, with motorcyclists representing the great majority of both the victims and the perpetrators. Objective: this work studied the characteristics of motorcyclists injured in accidents involving motorcycles and automobiles. Method: this study sought to interview 100 motorcyclists who had been injured in collisions between motorcycles and automobiles, and who were undergoing emergency hospital treatment in the region of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The questionnaires included demographic information (age, gender, skin color, education level, profession) and questions about years of licensed driving practice, how often they would drive an automobile, how long they had had a motorcycle driver's license, how often they would ride a motorcycle, the number of prior accidents involving a car, and the number of prior accidents not involving a car. Results: of the 100 consecutive accidents studied, 91 occurred with men and 9 with women, aged between 16 and 79 (m = 29 ± 11) years. Regarding their reason for using a motorcycle, 83% reported using it for transport, 7% for work, and 10% for leisure. Most of these accident victims had secondary or higher education (47%). Of the motorcyclists who held a car driver's license, 68.3% drove the vehicle daily or weekly and held the license for more than one year. Sixty-seven percent of the accident victims used a motorcycle daily and had a motorcycle driver's license for at least one year. Conclusion: among the motorcyclists injured, most were men aged 20 years or older, with complete secondary education, and experienced in driving both motorcycles and cars, indicating that recklessness while driving the motorcycle is the main cause of traffic accidents.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Characteristics of motorcyclists involved in accidents between motorcycles and automobiles

Oliveira

Petroianu

Gonçalves

et al. 2015

Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…These are characterized as public health problems due to their high mortality, morbidity, costs, years of potential life lost and impact to the individuals, their families and society [3][4][5] . From the 1980s on, external causes became the second cause of death in Brazil and the first for those who are between five and 39 years of age 6 . The data analysis shows the great impact that they determine in population's life and health.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Avaliação da mortalidade por causas externas

Gonsaga

Rimoli

Pires

et al. 2012

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

OBJETIVO: Avaliar os óbitos por causas externas em uma microrregião do Estado de São Paulo. MÉTODOS: Estudo descritivo exploratório transversal retrospectivo. Foi feito um levantamento e revisão de 511 prontuários das vítimas de causas externas fornecidos pelo Instituto Médico Legal de Catanduva - SP de 2008 a 2011. Os dados foram classificados por sexo, idade, intencionalidade e mecanismo de causa externa. RESULTADOS: A mortalidade foi predominante no sexo masculino, com 77,9% dos casos (p<0,001). As mortes classificadas como não intencionais representaram 66,9%, enquanto as intencionais, 33,1% (p<0,001). Os acidentes de transporte terrestre foram responsáveis por 45,6% dos casos, sendo a principal causa dos óbitos analisados. O segundo lugar foi atribuído aos suicídios, com 16%, seguido pelos homicídios (13,9%). CONCLUSÃO: Os resultados encontrados diferem dos perfis encontrados em outros estudos brasileiros, aproximando-se mais da realidade de países desenvolvidos, já que a não intencionalidade foi preponderante e as principais causas foram os acidentes de transporte terrestre, suicídios e homicídios, respectivamente. Foi constatada a necessidade de melhorias no preenchimento da declaração de óbito pelos legistas, visto que isto foi uma dificuldade encontrada pelos autores na realização do estudo.

show abstract

“…The analysis of pre-hospital care provided to traffic accident victims in Londrina, Brazil, from 1997 to 2000 showed about 70% cases involving men, and the most affected age group was 20 to 29 years, more than 40% resulting from motorcycle accidents 18 . Victims from motorcycle accidents in Teresina, Brazil, treated at an emergency service were predominantly male (87.4%); in 85.6% of the cases, the victims were the drivers, mostly in the age group of 15 to 34 years 25 . The cases of provision of assistance to men admitted due to external causes in the São José dos Campos Municipal Hospital-SP from January to June 2003 were 10.3% due to motorcycle accidents and the most affected age group was 20 to 29 years, followed by 30 to 39 years 49 .…”

Section: ▄ Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In comparison to other countries, Brazil has high mortality rates, and external causes rank first among the main events leading to death in the age group of 1 to 39 years and third among the general population, only behind cardiovascular and neoplastic diseases 3,7,8 . Traffic accidents stand out among the external causes of mortality.…”

Section: ▄ Introductionmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…The probability and severity of multiple injury is often higher than other types of vehicle accidents, because motorcycle' drivers and passengers have greater portions of the body exposed in the event of an accident 23 . The body areas more frequently affected are lower limbs, hip, and upper limbs, followed by head and neck area; traumatic brain injury is the main cause of death 24,25 . In third place are the maxillofacial injuries; motorcycle accidents are responsible for 51.1% of this kind of injury, with predominance of coronary and mandibular fractures 24 .…”

Section: ▄ Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Trends in hospitalizations due to motorcycle accidents involving men aged 20 to 39 years in the state of Santa Catarina - Southern Brazil

et al. 2017

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Introduction Motorcycles accidents are responsible for most of the injuries due to external causes and consequent high hospitalization rates. Objective This study aimed to analyze the temporal trend in motorcycle accident morbidity among young male adults in the State of Santa Catarina. Methods This is an ecological study on motorcycle accident morbidity in men aged 20 to 39 years in the State of Santa Catarina between 1998 and 2012. Data from the Hospital Information System of the Brazilian Unified Health System were used in the study. Specific hospital morbidity rates adjusted for age, age group and geographical region, were calculated to analyze the temporal trend in the State through regression model estimates obtained using the Joinpoint program. Results A total of 19.889 hospital admissions for motorcycle accidents occurred in the State of Santa Catarina in the period studied, with a significant increase of 10.9% per year. In the studied age groups, the 20-29 year old group increased 9.7% per year, whilst the 30-39 year old group increased 13.7%. Except for Foz do Rio Itajaí, all geographical regions of the state showed a significant increase of morbidity. Conclusion There has been an increasing trend of morbidity for motorcycle accidents in State of Santa Catarina. These results show the need for improvement of policies to reduce the causes of this type of accident.

show abstract

Perfil das vítimas de trauma por acidente de moto atendidas em um serviço público de emergência

Abstract: The number of accidents involving motorcycles has increased in Brazil.

Cited by 109 publications

References 22 publications

Characteristics of motorcyclists involved in accidents between motorcycles and automobiles

Characteristics of motorcyclists involved in accidents between motorcycles and automobiles

Avaliação da mortalidade por causas externas

Trends in hospitalizations due to motorcycle accidents involving men aged 20 to 39 years in the state of Santa Catarina - Southern Brazil

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About