Factors related to motorcycle accidents with victims: an epidemiological survey
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Resumo: | OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the factors associated with traffic motorcycles accidents. METHODS: The sample consisted of 285 motorcycle accident victims in São Paulo. Data were collected from 24-hour emergency service shifts regarding: conditions of the victims, security equipment, road and vehicle conditions. RESULTS: Victims were mostly young men (92%); 23% used the motorcycle for work (average: 8 hours per day); 45% had owned a motorcycle for less than two years; 77% were licensed motorcycle drivers; 33% had less than four years of qualification; 31% had attended a course of defensive driving. Severe lesions were identified in 67% of the unlicensed drivers. Polytrauma occurred in 9% head trauma in 5% of the entire population. Lower limb fractures occurred more frequently than upper limb (17% vs. 12%). Most wore helmets (90%) but only 18% wore helmet, boots and jacket. Positive readings for alcohol (7%) and drugs (14%) occurred in 21% of victims. Most accidents occurred as a consequence of imprudence (88%), during the day (67%), in dry weather conditions (94%). A side impact was registered in 48% of cases; 80% of motorcycles had an engine capacity up to 250 cc. In 51% of the accidents the person responsible for the accident was the driver of the other vehicle in the accident. CONCLUSION: Most accidents involve motorcyclists who are young male adults, use the motorcycle as a means of transport and do not consider safety, defensive driving and the use of alcohol and drugs as important factors. |
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Factors related to motorcycle accidents with victims: an epidemiological surveyMotorcycleAccidentsEpidemiologyTrauma OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the factors associated with traffic motorcycles accidents. METHODS: The sample consisted of 285 motorcycle accident victims in São Paulo. Data were collected from 24-hour emergency service shifts regarding: conditions of the victims, security equipment, road and vehicle conditions. RESULTS: Victims were mostly young men (92%); 23% used the motorcycle for work (average: 8 hours per day); 45% had owned a motorcycle for less than two years; 77% were licensed motorcycle drivers; 33% had less than four years of qualification; 31% had attended a course of defensive driving. Severe lesions were identified in 67% of the unlicensed drivers. Polytrauma occurred in 9% head trauma in 5% of the entire population. Lower limb fractures occurred more frequently than upper limb (17% vs. 12%). Most wore helmets (90%) but only 18% wore helmet, boots and jacket. Positive readings for alcohol (7%) and drugs (14%) occurred in 21% of victims. Most accidents occurred as a consequence of imprudence (88%), during the day (67%), in dry weather conditions (94%). A side impact was registered in 48% of cases; 80% of motorcycles had an engine capacity up to 250 cc. In 51% of the accidents the person responsible for the accident was the driver of the other vehicle in the accident. CONCLUSION: Most accidents involve motorcyclists who are young male adults, use the motorcycle as a means of transport and do not consider safety, defensive driving and the use of alcohol and drugs as important factors.Mavera Edições Técnicas e Científicas Ltda2018-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2358-04292018000100306MedicalExpress v.5 2018reponame:MedicalExpress (São Paulo. Online)instname:Mavera Edições Científicas e Técnicas Ltda-MEinstacron:METC10.5935/medicalexpress.2018.mo.007info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGreve,Júlia Maria D’AndréaResende,Marcelo RosaCarvalho,Heráclito Barbosa deAndreuccetti,GabrielBernini,Celso O.Leyton,Vilmaeng2018-10-17T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S2358-04292018000100306Revistahttp://www.medicalexpress.net.brhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||medicalexpress@me.net.br2358-04292318-8111opendoar:2018-10-17T00:00MedicalExpress (São Paulo. Online) - Mavera Edições Científicas e Técnicas Ltda-MEfalse |
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Factors related to motorcycle accidents with victims: an epidemiological survey |
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Factors related to motorcycle accidents with victims: an epidemiological survey |
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Factors related to motorcycle accidents with victims: an epidemiological survey Greve,Júlia Maria D’Andréa Motorcycle Accidents Epidemiology Trauma |
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Factors related to motorcycle accidents with victims: an epidemiological survey |
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Factors related to motorcycle accidents with victims: an epidemiological survey |
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Factors related to motorcycle accidents with victims: an epidemiological survey |
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Factors related to motorcycle accidents with victims: an epidemiological survey |
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Factors related to motorcycle accidents with victims: an epidemiological survey |
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Greve,Júlia Maria D’Andréa |
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Greve,Júlia Maria D’Andréa Resende,Marcelo Rosa Carvalho,Heráclito Barbosa de Andreuccetti,Gabriel Bernini,Celso O. Leyton,Vilma |
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Resende,Marcelo Rosa Carvalho,Heráclito Barbosa de Andreuccetti,Gabriel Bernini,Celso O. Leyton,Vilma |
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Greve,Júlia Maria D’Andréa Resende,Marcelo Rosa Carvalho,Heráclito Barbosa de Andreuccetti,Gabriel Bernini,Celso O. Leyton,Vilma |
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Motorcycle Accidents Epidemiology Trauma |
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Motorcycle Accidents Epidemiology Trauma |
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the factors associated with traffic motorcycles accidents. METHODS: The sample consisted of 285 motorcycle accident victims in São Paulo. Data were collected from 24-hour emergency service shifts regarding: conditions of the victims, security equipment, road and vehicle conditions. RESULTS: Victims were mostly young men (92%); 23% used the motorcycle for work (average: 8 hours per day); 45% had owned a motorcycle for less than two years; 77% were licensed motorcycle drivers; 33% had less than four years of qualification; 31% had attended a course of defensive driving. Severe lesions were identified in 67% of the unlicensed drivers. Polytrauma occurred in 9% head trauma in 5% of the entire population. Lower limb fractures occurred more frequently than upper limb (17% vs. 12%). Most wore helmets (90%) but only 18% wore helmet, boots and jacket. Positive readings for alcohol (7%) and drugs (14%) occurred in 21% of victims. Most accidents occurred as a consequence of imprudence (88%), during the day (67%), in dry weather conditions (94%). A side impact was registered in 48% of cases; 80% of motorcycles had an engine capacity up to 250 cc. In 51% of the accidents the person responsible for the accident was the driver of the other vehicle in the accident. CONCLUSION: Most accidents involve motorcyclists who are young male adults, use the motorcycle as a means of transport and do not consider safety, defensive driving and the use of alcohol and drugs as important factors. |
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