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Caracterização dos condutores de motocicleta vítimas de acidentes de trânsito atendidos em hospital de urgência

2009; Volume: 3; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5205/reuol.581-3802-1-rv.0304200914

1981-8963

Glaucea Maciel de Farias, Wanessa Cristina Tomáz dos Santos Barros, Karolina de Moura Manso da Rocha, Mirna Cristina da Silva Freitas, Isabel Costa-Gómez, Luíz Alves Morais Filho,

Occupational Health and Safety Research

Objectives: to characterize drivers involved in motorcycle accidents and identify injuries according to body region. Methodology: this is about a descriptive exploratory study, prospective, from quantitative approach, performed in the Monsenhor Walfredo Gurgel Hospital Complex (HMGW), from Natal city, Brazil. The population consisted of 4.511 victims of motorcycle accidents attended in 2006. The sample of 371 patients was defined after the inclusion from criteria and calculation of 5% of the population. To collect data, a questionnaire was employed from January to March 2008. This study has been approved by the Ethics Committee (221/07). The data were organized, categorized, coded and entered in a spreadsheet, using the Microsoft-Excel XP, Statisca 6.0 and SPSS 13.0, and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: from all 371 victims, 328 (88,40%) has been male; 129 (34,77%) aged from 18 to 23; 207 (55,79%), coming from the Metropolitan Region of Natal. Regarding injuries, the body region most affected was the external surface (39,9%), followed by the head and neck (33,2%). Conclusion: to know these events’ characteristics is indispensable for the planning of promotion and prevention actions, since health education may constitute a transforming element on traffic behavior. Descriptors: nursing; accidents, traffic; motorcycles; injuries.