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REPRESENTAÇÕES SOCIAIS DOS ACIDENTADOS DE TRÂNSITO TERRESTRE E DE SEUS FAMILIARES: SEQUELAS INVISÍVEIS

2010; Fédération internationale d'Education physique; Volume: 80; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

2412-2688

Clélia Albino Simpson, Iapony Rodrigues Galvão, Ilka Soares Pereira Ferreira, Rafaele Carla de Araújo Maia, Rejane Millions Viana Meneses,

Health, Nursing, Elderly Care

In Brazil, ground transportation accidents occupy the second position between external cause deaths and according to the IPEA, the economic impact of violence on transit roads was approximately 1.2% of GDP. Basis and the theory of social representations (TRS), proposed by Durkheim and produced by Serge Moscovici CPU installed, the present study, among other points, identify psychosocial characteristics of land transit accidents, as well as their families. Respecting the ethical precepts of Brazilian resolution No. 196/CNS/1996, the search was performed with injury hospital complex Monsignor Walfredo Gurgel, municipality of Natal-RN. Through random sample was held to collect data through the application forms and semi-structured interviews of that hospital. The survey showed that 32% of drivers do not have to direct 55% were married, 42% were unmarried and 3% were divorced and why accidents impacted directly or indirectly in the family, since patients are maintainers family income or help in characterizing a public health problem not only the high index of deaths but also by sequelae that perpassam physical disabilities, mental capacity also undermining social and individual and family.