MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT: CHARACTERIZATION OF VICTIMS RESCUED BY THE MOBILE EMERGENCY CARE SERVICE (SAMU)

Authors

  • Mariana Queiroga BARBOSA
  • Kennia Sibelly Marques de ABRANTES
  • Windsor Ramos da SILVA JÚNIOR
  • Geofabio Sucupira CASIMIRO
  • Alessandro Leite CAVALCANTI

Abstract

Objective: To characterize the epidemiological profile of motorcycle accident victims rescued by the Mobile Emergency Care Service (SAMU) in the city of Sousa, Paraíba. Material and Methods: All the registered events of 2009 were analyzed, with a sample of 430 medical records of motorcycle accident victims. Data were collected through a specific form by a single researcher and analyzed using descriptive statistics (absolute and percentage distributions). Results: It was observed that 73.5% of victims were male, aged 21-25 years (16.7%). The head and lower limbs were the most affected body parts in 43% and 38.6% of the occurrences, respectively. Excoriation was the most frequent type of injury (48.1%). Fourteen percent of the victims had light Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and 28.6% were under the influence of alcohol. A percentage of 2.6% of the victims died. Conclusion: Motorcycle accidents involve young male people, and the regions of the head and legs are the most affected, with predominance of excoriation lesions. A significant number of victims were under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. DESCRIPTORS; Epidemiology. Accidents,Traffic. Motorcycles.

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2014-10-21

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BARBOSA, M. Q., ABRANTES, K. S. M. de, SILVA JÚNIOR, W. R. da, CASIMIRO, G. S., & CAVALCANTI, A. L. (2014). MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT: CHARACTERIZATION OF VICTIMS RESCUED BY THE MOBILE EMERGENCY CARE SERVICE (SAMU). Revista Brasileira De Ciências Da Saúde, 18(1), 3–10. Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufpb.br/index.php/rbcs/article/view/12915

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Vol. 18 No. 1 (2014)

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Research

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