Traffic accidents: characterization accidents and lesions in an urban center of southern Brazil

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Autor(a) principal: Ott, Eduardo A.
Data de Publicação: 1993
Outros Autores: Favaretto, Ana L.F., R.Neto, André F.P., Zechin, Juliano G., Bordin, Ronaldo
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Revista de Saúde Pública
Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/23987
Resumo: Casualties treated in a Emergency Hospital of Porto Alegre, Brazil, during the year 1988, for injuries received as a result of traffic accidents, are described by means of a retrospective study of the data provided by the Documentation and Statistics Sector of the hospital (n=6.099). The results, similar to those described in the literature, dreaw special attention to the predominance of the male sex (69.2%), to the concentration of accidents involving individuals of between 20 and 39 years of age, inclusive, (52%) and to the frequency which the head is injured (49.6%) of the pacients. Severe injuries such as bruises and fractures were found, respectively, in 61.5% and 24.2% of the patients. The data reveal, furthear, the large number and the seriousness of the injuries caused by accidents involving pedestrians which accounted for 32.7% of the total number of attendances related to traffic accidents, 57.2% of hospital internments; 54.6% of the victims of this kind of accident were under 9 years of age and 42.8% were over 60.
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spelling Traffic accidents: characterization accidents and lesions in an urban center of southern Brazil Acidentes de trânsito em área metropolitana da região sul do Brasil: caracterização da vítima e das lesões AccidentstrafficWounds and injuries^i2^sepidemiolAcidentes de trânsitoFerimentos e lesões^i1^sepidemiolo Casualties treated in a Emergency Hospital of Porto Alegre, Brazil, during the year 1988, for injuries received as a result of traffic accidents, are described by means of a retrospective study of the data provided by the Documentation and Statistics Sector of the hospital (n=6.099). The results, similar to those described in the literature, dreaw special attention to the predominance of the male sex (69.2%), to the concentration of accidents involving individuals of between 20 and 39 years of age, inclusive, (52%) and to the frequency which the head is injured (49.6%) of the pacients. Severe injuries such as bruises and fractures were found, respectively, in 61.5% and 24.2% of the patients. The data reveal, furthear, the large number and the seriousness of the injuries caused by accidents involving pedestrians which accounted for 32.7% of the total number of attendances related to traffic accidents, 57.2% of hospital internments; 54.6% of the victims of this kind of accident were under 9 years of age and 42.8% were over 60. Por meio de estudo retrospectivo, descreve-se a casuística referente aos atendimentos prestados a acidentados de trânsito, em 1988, em hospital de Pronto Socorro de Porto Alegre, RS - Brasil. Os dados utilizados foram fornecidos pelo Setor de Documentação e Estatística do hospital estudado (n=6.099). Os resultados encontrados, similares àqueles descritos na literatura, chama especial atenção pela predominância do sexo masculino (69,2% do total de atendimentos), pela concentração dos acidentados na faixa etária dos 20 aos 39 anos (52%) e pela freqüência com que a cabeça é acometida (49,6% dos pacientes). Lesões severas como contusões e fraturas foram encontradas, respectivamente, em 61,5% e 24,2% dos pacientes. Os dados revelam, ainda, o elevado número e a gravidade das lesões resultantes de atropelamentos, os quais foram responsáveis por 32,7% do total de atendimentos por acidentes de trânsito, 57,2% das internações hospitalares, 54,6% dos atendimentos de menores de 9 anos e 42,8% dos acima de 60 anos. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública1993-10-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/2398710.1590/S0034-89101993000500005Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 27 No. 5 (1993); 350-356 Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 27 Núm. 5 (1993); 350-356 Revista de Saúde Pública; v. 27 n. 5 (1993); 350-356 1518-87870034-8910reponame:Revista de Saúde Públicainstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USPporhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/23987/25952Copyright (c) 2017 Revista de Saúde Públicainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessOtt, Eduardo A.Favaretto, Ana L.F.R.Neto, André F.P.Zechin, Juliano G.Bordin, Ronaldo2012-05-29T16:13:58Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/23987Revistahttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/indexONGhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/oairevsp@org.usp.br||revsp1@usp.br1518-87870034-8910opendoar:2012-05-29T16:13:58Revista de Saúde Pública - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Traffic accidents: characterization accidents and lesions in an urban center of southern Brazil
Acidentes de trânsito em área metropolitana da região sul do Brasil: caracterização da vítima e das lesões
title Traffic accidents: characterization accidents and lesions in an urban center of southern Brazil
spellingShingle Traffic accidents: characterization accidents and lesions in an urban center of southern Brazil
Ott, Eduardo A.
Accidents
traffic
Wounds and injuries^i2^sepidemiol
Acidentes de trânsito
Ferimentos e lesões^i1^sepidemiolo
title_short Traffic accidents: characterization accidents and lesions in an urban center of southern Brazil
title_full Traffic accidents: characterization accidents and lesions in an urban center of southern Brazil
title_fullStr Traffic accidents: characterization accidents and lesions in an urban center of southern Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Traffic accidents: characterization accidents and lesions in an urban center of southern Brazil
title_sort Traffic accidents: characterization accidents and lesions in an urban center of southern Brazil
author Ott, Eduardo A.
author_facet Ott, Eduardo A.
Favaretto, Ana L.F.
R.Neto, André F.P.
Zechin, Juliano G.
Bordin, Ronaldo
author_role author
author2 Favaretto, Ana L.F.
R.Neto, André F.P.
Zechin, Juliano G.
Bordin, Ronaldo
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Ott, Eduardo A.
Favaretto, Ana L.F.
R.Neto, André F.P.
Zechin, Juliano G.
Bordin, Ronaldo
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Accidents
traffic
Wounds and injuries^i2^sepidemiol
Acidentes de trânsito
Ferimentos e lesões^i1^sepidemiolo
topic Accidents
traffic
Wounds and injuries^i2^sepidemiol
Acidentes de trânsito
Ferimentos e lesões^i1^sepidemiolo
description Casualties treated in a Emergency Hospital of Porto Alegre, Brazil, during the year 1988, for injuries received as a result of traffic accidents, are described by means of a retrospective study of the data provided by the Documentation and Statistics Sector of the hospital (n=6.099). The results, similar to those described in the literature, dreaw special attention to the predominance of the male sex (69.2%), to the concentration of accidents involving individuals of between 20 and 39 years of age, inclusive, (52%) and to the frequency which the head is injured (49.6%) of the pacients. Severe injuries such as bruises and fractures were found, respectively, in 61.5% and 24.2% of the patients. The data reveal, furthear, the large number and the seriousness of the injuries caused by accidents involving pedestrians which accounted for 32.7% of the total number of attendances related to traffic accidents, 57.2% of hospital internments; 54.6% of the victims of this kind of accident were under 9 years of age and 42.8% were over 60.
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