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@article{ Cavalcante2014, title = {Road accidents with motorcycles among workers of a textile industry}, author = {Cavalcante, Eliane Santos and Miranda, Francisco Arnoldo Nunes de and Júnior, João Mário Pessoa and Oliveira, Joana D´Arc de Souza and Cavalcante, Cleonice Andréa Alves and Robazzi, Maria Lúcia do Carmo Cruz}, journal = {Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online}, number = {2}, pages = {561-570}, volume = {6}, year = {2014}, issn = {2175-5361}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2014.v6i2.561-570}, urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54490-0}, abstract = {Objective: To identify the profile of victims of road accidents with involvement of motorcycles among workers of a textile industry in the Rio Grande do Norte State. Method: This is a cross-sectional and descriptive study, with data collected from medical records and registrations from the company itself in the period from 2008 to 2009. Results: It has unveiled 81 cases of accidents with workers involving motorcycles, of which 62% were males, with higher incidence between 22 and 25 years; 69% needed removal equal to or less than 15 days; when the removal time was greater than 15 days, the average was 274,3 days; 71% suffered injuries on the lower and upper limbs. Conclusion: The recognition of these characteristics is useful to subsidize strategies for preventing motorcycle accidents and improving the reference emergency service.}, keywords = {Arbeiter; worker; Textilindustrie; textile industry; Verkehrswesen; transportation system; Unfall; accident; Arbeitsunfall; occupational injury; Arbeitsweg; way to work; Brasilien; Brazil; Lateinamerika; Latin America; Südamerika; South America}}