Acidentes de motocicleta no Município de São Paulo, SP, Brasil: 2. análise da mortalidade

Koizumi, María Sumie

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“…By analyzing historical retrospect of traffic accidents, it was observed that the predominance of males varied from about 70% to 90% [27], this index, which in most cases remains, as in the present study, but which has presented few changes with greater space gained by women .…”

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Profile Of Victims Of Motorcycle Accidents Admitted In Emergency Room Of A Referral Hospital In Ceara, Brazil

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Int Arch Med

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Introduction: Economic growth and the increase of credit power in Brazil, especially in the Northeast region, allow the population to increase the acquisition of vehicles, mostly motorcycles. On the other hand, while facilitated this sale, little is invested in traffic enforcement measures, in an alarming increase of traffic accidents associated with causes that could be avoided, resulting in several members and head traumas or can lead to death. Objective:To describe the profile of motorcycle accident victims who were admitted in the emergency room of a public hospital.Methods: This is a descriptive, retrospective, documentary and quantitative study carried out with 270 victims of brain trauma involved in motorcycle accidents admitted in a public hospital in Ceará, Brazil. Data collection happened between 2013 and 2014, analyzing medical records of patients and answering a basic form for data optimization.Results: Motorcycle accidents that occurred in the period [2013][2014] registered in the public hospital of the city of Cariri, Ceará, Brazil, affecting mostly males (88.1%) and a high number of young people and adults (55%). There has been a reduction of accidents from 2013 (65%) and 2014 (34.1%). There was a predominance of accidents over the weekend (41%), having as a contributing factor alcoholism (61%) and the non-use of a helmet (86%), providing the skull trauma injury as the most present (40.7%). Profile of Victims of Motorcycle Accidents Admitted in EmergencyRoom IntroductionAutomobile accidents, in particular those with motorcycles, constitute a serious public health issue, in particular by physical limitations arising in their survivors, influencing on social determinants of health, since these are social, economic, ethnic/racial, cultural, behavioral and psychological factors influencing the occurrence of health problems and their risk factors in the population.In the face of technological advances, increasing the purchasing power of the world's population and the accelerated process of urbanization, it has been observed in recent years, a great evolution in the number of people who own transport like cars or motorcycles, to perform their daily activities or as a working tool.On the other hand, especially in developing countries, a disorganized growth reflected by the poor organization of traffic and the excessive number of accidents, causes fatalities or serious sequelae, in most cases, to drivers of motorcycles. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 1.3 million people die of traffic accident victims every year, and the most vulnerable groups (bikers, pedestrians and cyclists) found more than half of this value, concentrating in Africa the most dangerous and deadly world transits [1].In Brazil, the economic growth, particularly in the Northeast, with expansion of income and personal loans, combined with a chronic deficiency in public transport, provided a significant increase in the purchase of motor vehicles, especially the various models of motorcycles.The acquisition...

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confidence: 69%

Profile Of Victims Of Motorcycle Accidents Admitted In Emergency Room Of A Referral Hospital In Ceara, Brazil

Agra

Bezerra

Szarfarc³

et al. 2016

Int Arch Med

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“…A predominância de acidentes de trânsito de veículos a motor enquanto causa externa, constatada neste estudo, também se verifica em várias pesquisas que envolvem vítimas com TCE, mostrando a necessidade de uma solução mais eficiente para este problema que afeta a vida diária da população Muitos estudos mostram que a incidência do TCE é bastante elevada em pacientes traumatizados 12,20,28,31 e que a lesão craniana é considerada um fator prognóstico importante 11,1420 .…”

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Avaliação da gravidade do traumatismo crânio-encefálico por índices anatômicos e fisiológicos

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“…( KOIZUMI, 1985b;;OTT et al, 1993;DALOSSI, 1993 ;WHITAKER, 1993;HANNAN et al, 1995;SOUSA;KOIZUMI, 1996;;CALIL, 1997;MESQUITA FILHO, 1998;ANDRADE, 1998;HELLING et al, 1999).…”

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Gravidade do trauma e probabilidade de sobrevida em pacientes internados

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Acidentes de motocicleta no Município de São Paulo, SP, Brasil: 2. análise da mortalidade

Cited by 11 publications

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Profile Of Victims Of Motorcycle Accidents Admitted In Emergency Room Of A Referral Hospital In Ceara, Brazil

Profile Of Victims Of Motorcycle Accidents Admitted In Emergency Room Of A Referral Hospital In Ceara, Brazil

Avaliação da gravidade do traumatismo crânio-encefálico por índices anatômicos e fisiológicos

Gravidade do trauma e probabilidade de sobrevida em pacientes internados

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