title: [An epidemiological survey on motorcycle accident victims assisted at a reference trauma center of Sergipe].
abstract: The trauma caused by motorcycle accidents affects a large number of victims and is a serious public health problem in Brazil. This documental study was performed with a quantitative approach with the objective to raise epidemiological data from 554 motorcycle accident victims assisted in September and October 2006 in a referral center for trauma of Sergipe. The result analysis shows a predominance of men (82.7%) with mean age of 27.78 years, who were admitted during the night shift (45.9%), Sunday (27.3%), whose injuries were abrasions (n=169) on the head, face and neck. The victims stayed in the hospital for up to 12 hours (76%) and were discharged. Of the registered cases, 14.6% were suspected of having consumed alcohol and 19.3% were not wearing a helmet during the accident.
authors.affiliation: Estácio de Sergipe, Aracaju, SE, Brasil. ritinhacav@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Rita de Cássia Almeida
authors.initials: Rde C
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: Edilene Curvelo
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Hora
authors.forename: Daniel Vieira
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Andréia Centenaro
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Vaez
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009049:Motorcycles; D014193:Trauma Centers; D055815:Young Adult