Análise do perfil epidemiológico dos acidentes motociclísticos e automobilísticos no estado de Sergipe no período de 2017 - 2021

• Autor(a) principal: Macedo, Gustavo Soares
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Tipo de documento: Trabalho de conclusão de curso
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFS
• Texto Completo: https://ri.ufs.br/jspui/handle/riufs/18518
• topic: Acidentes de trânsito; Acidentes com motocicletas; Acidentes de transporte terrestre; Acidente veicular; Traffic accidents; Land transport accidents; Vehicle accident

Introduction: Automobile and motorcycle road transport accidents are responsible for the main causes of mortality from external causes worldwide, primarily among young adults, being a significant factor of morbidity, therefore, it is considered an important public health problem. Objective: To identify the epidemiology of hospitalizations due to the aforementioned accidents, detailing in relation to sex and age. Method: The present study has an epidemiological, descriptive, retrospective and quantitative character. Data were collected from the databases of the Ministry of Health – Health Information (TABNET), available from the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System (DATASUS). In addition, articles were selected from the Pubmed database. Theoretical framework: W orldwide, these accidents represent the eighth cause of mortality and about 1.35 million individuals die each year from traffic accidents and more than 90% of these deaths occur in developing countries. In addition, these accidents are underreported, which makes it difficult to measure their number in a given locality. Results: There were 6,989 hospitalizations for automobile and motorcycle accidents between 2017 and 2021 in patients aged 20 to 59 years in Sergipe, affecting 5,816 men and 1,210 women. The involvement of 6,775 motorcycle accidents and 214 automobile accidents was demonstrated. Discussion: These accidents occur more commonly in young adults, men and motorcyclists, who are more exposed to risk factors, generating injuries and expenses to the health sector. Conclusion: The high manifestation of traffic accidents in young adults, especially motorcyclists and males, raises the need to identify risk factors, causes, most common injuries, preventive measures and expenses to the health sector, in order to reduce morbidity and mortality. In addition, establish prevention, treatment and rehabilitation measures.