Artigo de Periódico
Avaliação do trauma nos acidentes com motocicletas atendidos por um serviço pré-hospitalar móvel de urgência
Fecha
2017Autor
Bruno Araújo da Silva Dantas
Andréa Tayse de Lima Gomes
Micheline da Fonseca Silva
Rodrigo Assis Neves Dantas
Gilson de Vasconcelos Torres
Institución
Resumen
Introduction: Car accidents constitute an important public health concern, which has a great impact on population morbidity and mortality mainly standing out among young men.
Objective: To describe the epidemiological profile and to assess trauma severity in victims of motorcycle accidents assisted by Rio Grande do Norte Emergency Mobile Assistance teams (SAMU 192 RN).
Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. The data were collected by 667 SAMU 192 RN nursing care records from motorcycle accident victims in the period January-June 2014.
Results: The range between 25 and 34 years of age represents 32.5%, standing out in this range, men, with 26.4% of all assistance. The maximum score (best prognosis) of the instrument was present in 95.7% of the cases.
Conclusions: The characterization of the epidemiological profile of the population highlighted the presence of men in all motorcycles accidents, in addition to young people aged 15-34 years.