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Men and motorcycle accidents: severity of casualties from the prehospital care
Homens e acidentes motociclísticos: gravidade dos acidentados a partir do atendimento pré- hospitalar
Los hombres y los accidentes de motocicleta: gravedad de las víctimas de la atención pre-hospitalaria
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Abstract Objective: This study aimed to characterize the severity of men victims of motorcycle accidents. Method: a transversal study of quantitative approach and descriptive analysis. A total of 901 official reports of the Mobile Emergency Care of Espírito Santo/Brazil were analyzed. Results: the excoriatio... view more
Objective: This study aimed to characterize the severity of men victims of motorcycle accidents. Method: a transversal study of quantitative approach and descriptive analysis. A total of 901 official reports of the Mobile Emergency Care of Espírito Santo/Brazil were analyzed. Results: the excoriation (44,66%), the cutblunt injury (21,94%), fractures and traumatic amputation (12,45%) were the most frequent types of injury; the lower limbs (40%), the skull and cervical spine (9,41%) were the most affected segments of the body; 6 deaths occurred at place of accident (0,66%). Conclusion: It is concluded that motorcycle accidents are a major health problem of man, not only because of the frequency they occur, but also mainly because of the severity of lesions generated by this type of accident, confirming the importance of the preparation of nurses involved in care and adoption of preventive measures.... view less
Keywords
accident; traffic accident; man; health; health consequences; nurse; nursing
Classification
Medical Sociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 4004-4014
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 8 (2016) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2016.v8i1.4004-4014
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed