Unintentional injuries and associated factors among adolescents
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Resumo: | Introduction: Unintentional injuries are an important cause of death in adolescents, as well as a major cause of ill health. This age group is prone to unintentional injuries due to their specific biological, psychological, and social characteristics. To prevent these injuries, it is crucial to understand their prevalence and associated factors. The aim of this study was to identify and characterize unintentional injuries in adolescents and their potential impact on health and life. Material and Methods: Prospective, observational, two-center study over one year based on a survey of adolescents admitted to the Emergency Department due to unintentional injuries. Results: The study included 1054 adolescents (840 from Center A and 214 from Center B), mostly male (58.2%), 51.6% of which in early adolescence (10 to 13 years old) and only 11.2% in late adolescence (17 to 18 years old). Alchool or drug use were reported by 2.3% of participants. Main reported injuries included traumatic injuries (mainly during sports), accidental falls (mainly at school), and road traffic accidents (being run over by a car as the most frequent). Acidental falls and traumatic injuries were more common in early adolescence, whereas burns, road traffic accidents, and intoxications were more frequent in middle adolescence. Low frequency of personal protection equipment use (31.3%) was reported by bycicle riders. School absence was reported in 31% of cases, mainly associated with traumatic injuries (49.8%) and falls (40.1%). Conclusion: Most reported unintentional injuries had preventable causes and their prevalence was developmental stage-dependent. These results provide additional data for implementation of preventive measures according to developmental adolescence stages. |
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Unintentional injuries and associated factors among adolescentsAcidentes na adolescência e fatores associadosaccident preventionadolescent medicineunintentional injuriesIntroduction: Unintentional injuries are an important cause of death in adolescents, as well as a major cause of ill health. This age group is prone to unintentional injuries due to their specific biological, psychological, and social characteristics. To prevent these injuries, it is crucial to understand their prevalence and associated factors. The aim of this study was to identify and characterize unintentional injuries in adolescents and their potential impact on health and life. Material and Methods: Prospective, observational, two-center study over one year based on a survey of adolescents admitted to the Emergency Department due to unintentional injuries. Results: The study included 1054 adolescents (840 from Center A and 214 from Center B), mostly male (58.2%), 51.6% of which in early adolescence (10 to 13 years old) and only 11.2% in late adolescence (17 to 18 years old). Alchool or drug use were reported by 2.3% of participants. Main reported injuries included traumatic injuries (mainly during sports), accidental falls (mainly at school), and road traffic accidents (being run over by a car as the most frequent). Acidental falls and traumatic injuries were more common in early adolescence, whereas burns, road traffic accidents, and intoxications were more frequent in middle adolescence. Low frequency of personal protection equipment use (31.3%) was reported by bycicle riders. School absence was reported in 31% of cases, mainly associated with traumatic injuries (49.8%) and falls (40.1%). Conclusion: Most reported unintentional injuries had preventable causes and their prevalence was developmental stage-dependent. These results provide additional data for implementation of preventive measures according to developmental adolescence stages.Centro Hospitalar Universitário do PortoRepositório Científico do Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo AntónioBordalo, DianaFonseca, PaulaLopes, TâniaRolim, SaraFigueirinha, JoanaAlmeida, FilipaMelo, CláudiaNeves, SérgioPalha, FranciscaAraújo e Sá, GabrielaFonseca, Helena2021-11-23T09:32:38Z2020-122020-12-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/2603engBordalo D, Fonseca P, Lopes T, Rolim S, Figueirinha J, Almeida F, Melo C, Neves S, Palha F, Araújo-Sá G, Fonseca H, Nascer e Crescer - Birth and Growth Medical Journal 2020;29(4): 180-187. doi:10.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v29.i4.184552183-941710.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v29.i4.18455info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-10-20T11:01:15Zoai:repositorio.chporto.pt:10400.16/2603Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:38:48.476160Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Unintentional injuries and associated factors among adolescents Acidentes na adolescência e fatores associados |
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Unintentional injuries and associated factors among adolescents |
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Unintentional injuries and associated factors among adolescents Bordalo, Diana accident prevention adolescent medicine unintentional injuries |
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Unintentional injuries and associated factors among adolescents |
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Unintentional injuries and associated factors among adolescents |
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Unintentional injuries and associated factors among adolescents |
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Unintentional injuries and associated factors among adolescents |
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Unintentional injuries and associated factors among adolescents |
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Bordalo, Diana |
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Bordalo, Diana Fonseca, Paula Lopes, Tânia Rolim, Sara Figueirinha, Joana Almeida, Filipa Melo, Cláudia Neves, Sérgio Palha, Francisca Araújo e Sá, Gabriela Fonseca, Helena |
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Fonseca, Paula Lopes, Tânia Rolim, Sara Figueirinha, Joana Almeida, Filipa Melo, Cláudia Neves, Sérgio Palha, Francisca Araújo e Sá, Gabriela Fonseca, Helena |
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Repositório Científico do Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António |
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Bordalo, Diana Fonseca, Paula Lopes, Tânia Rolim, Sara Figueirinha, Joana Almeida, Filipa Melo, Cláudia Neves, Sérgio Palha, Francisca Araújo e Sá, Gabriela Fonseca, Helena |
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accident prevention adolescent medicine unintentional injuries |
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accident prevention adolescent medicine unintentional injuries |
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Introduction: Unintentional injuries are an important cause of death in adolescents, as well as a major cause of ill health. This age group is prone to unintentional injuries due to their specific biological, psychological, and social characteristics. To prevent these injuries, it is crucial to understand their prevalence and associated factors. The aim of this study was to identify and characterize unintentional injuries in adolescents and their potential impact on health and life. Material and Methods: Prospective, observational, two-center study over one year based on a survey of adolescents admitted to the Emergency Department due to unintentional injuries. Results: The study included 1054 adolescents (840 from Center A and 214 from Center B), mostly male (58.2%), 51.6% of which in early adolescence (10 to 13 years old) and only 11.2% in late adolescence (17 to 18 years old). Alchool or drug use were reported by 2.3% of participants. Main reported injuries included traumatic injuries (mainly during sports), accidental falls (mainly at school), and road traffic accidents (being run over by a car as the most frequent). Acidental falls and traumatic injuries were more common in early adolescence, whereas burns, road traffic accidents, and intoxications were more frequent in middle adolescence. Low frequency of personal protection equipment use (31.3%) was reported by bycicle riders. School absence was reported in 31% of cases, mainly associated with traumatic injuries (49.8%) and falls (40.1%). Conclusion: Most reported unintentional injuries had preventable causes and their prevalence was developmental stage-dependent. These results provide additional data for implementation of preventive measures according to developmental adolescence stages. |
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Bordalo D, Fonseca P, Lopes T, Rolim S, Figueirinha J, Almeida F, Melo C, Neves S, Palha F, Araújo-Sá G, Fonseca H, Nascer e Crescer - Birth and Growth Medical Journal 2020;29(4): 180-187. doi:10.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v29.i4.18455 2183-9417 10.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v29.i4.18455 |
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