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Characterization of traffic accidents attended by a mobile urgency care service
Caracterização dos acidentes de trânsito assistidos por um serviço de atendimento móvel de urgência
Caracterización de los accidentes de tráfico atendidos por un servicio de atención movil de urgencia
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Abstract Objective: characterizing the traffic accidents attended by the mobile urgency care service of Rio Grande do Norte. Method: a descriptive, exploratory research of a quantitative approach performed in a Service Mobile Urgency Care. Results: the sample consisted of 1.353 chips of attendance from Janua... view more
Objective: characterizing the traffic accidents attended by the mobile urgency care service of Rio Grande do Norte. Method: a descriptive, exploratory research of a quantitative approach performed in a Service Mobile Urgency Care. Results: the sample consisted of 1.353 chips of attendance from January to June 2014. Stood out the male gender (78,0%), aged between 25 and 34 years old (29,9%). The highest number was in the weekend (53,9%), during the evening (25,9%) and the most recurrent type of collision was falling motorcycle (35,8%). The excoriations were the injuries most common (28,7%) and multiple traumas occurred in 34,1% of the victims. Conclusion: it is significant the importance of ongoing education of health professionals, because, how much faster and qualified the first assistance, the better the chances of a good prognosis.... view less
Keywords
accident; transportation system; assistance; medical care; further education; health professionals
Classification
Medical Sociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 4269-4279
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 8 (2016) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2016.v8i2.4269-4279
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed