Prevalence of care for road traffic accident victims during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Autor(a) principal: Santos, Rayff Rodrigues dos
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Alencar, Luma Vanessa Camberimba de, Madeira, Maria Zélia de Araújo, Santos, Ana Maria Ribeiro dos, Santos, Joelita de Alencar Fonseca, Ribeiro, Ellen Eduarda Santos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista de Enfermagem da UFPI
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufpi.br/index.php/reufpi/article/view/4161
• topic: Accidents, traffic; Emergency medical services; Epidemiology; COVID-19

Objective: to analyze the prevalence of traffic accidents attended at an urgent and emergency referral hospital, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: cross-sectional study with a sample of 364 adult victims of traffic accidents, aged between 18 and 60 years, of both sexes. A sociodemographic characterization form and accident characteristics were used to collect data. The variables were analyzed using descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis, and Fisher's Exact test, with a significance level of 5% (p<0.05). Results: In the sample, there was a predominance of male patients (77.1%), drivers (71.1%), involving motorcycle (68.6%) and without the use of protective equipment (73.3%). The predominant injuries in accidents were fractures (70.8%). Conclusion: Although the prevalence of emergency care for traffic accident victims during the COVID-19 pandemic decreased from 0.77% (2019) to 0.34% in 2020, it was noticed that the variables still remained predominant. Therefore, the findings comprise an important tool for prevention and health promotion policies, aiming at reducing deaths, injuries and disabilities.