Pediatric trauma due to motor vehicle accidents on high traffic roadway
Objective: To outline a profile of pediatric trauma victims and verifythe likelihood of trauma in children on a high traffic roadway. Methods: A descriptive cohort study of the records of emergency medical service activations on the Rio-Niterói Bridge, a high traffic roadway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazi...
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| author | Israel Figueiredo Junior Mauricio Vidal de Carvalho Glaucia Macedo de Lima |
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| description | Objective: To outline a profile of pediatric trauma victims and verifythe likelihood of trauma in children on a high traffic roadway. Methods: A descriptive cohort study of the records of emergency medical service activations on the Rio-Niterói Bridge, a high traffic roadway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Descriptive statistics were expressed as absolute and relative frequencies. The estimated risk of trauma in children aged < 12 years was calculated by means of odds ratios, with a 95% confidence interval. Results: Trauma accounted for 514 of 1,244 activations (41.31%) of the Rio-Niterói Bridge emergencymedical service between March 2002 and March 2003. Response to incidents involving children aged < 12 years accounted for 52 ofthese (4.18%). Half of victims were between the ages of 6 and 12years (n = 26), and 55.76% were male (n = 29). Of the 52 victims, 37(71.15%) were involved in motor vehicle accidents (OR: 3.70; 95%CI:1.94-7.13; p < 0.0001). Of these, 28 were vehicle–vehicle collisions(75.67%). The most common sites of injury were the extremities(n = 12; 32.43%), face (n = 10; 27.02%), and head (n = 9; 24.32%).Pre-hospital procedures were performed on 23 of the 37 patients(62.16%), and 44.23% (n = 23/52) required hospital transportation.There were no deaths during the study period. Conclusions: In thisstudy, children were at significantly higher odds of being treated fortrauma while on a highway with heavy traffic flow. The most commonsites of injury in this sample were the lower extremities and the head, face, and neck complex. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-76a16e3f42ef4bf09c4f28866db2c7712022-12-22T00:31:45ZengInstituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert EinsteinEinstein (São Paulo)1679-45082012-03-011012932Pediatric trauma due to motor vehicle accidents on high traffic roadwayIsrael Figueiredo JuniorMauricio Vidal de CarvalhoGlaucia Macedo de LimaObjective: To outline a profile of pediatric trauma victims and verifythe likelihood of trauma in children on a high traffic roadway. Methods: A descriptive cohort study of the records of emergency medical service activations on the Rio-Niterói Bridge, a high traffic roadway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Descriptive statistics were expressed as absolute and relative frequencies. The estimated risk of trauma in children aged < 12 years was calculated by means of odds ratios, with a 95% confidence interval. Results: Trauma accounted for 514 of 1,244 activations (41.31%) of the Rio-Niterói Bridge emergencymedical service between March 2002 and March 2003. Response to incidents involving children aged < 12 years accounted for 52 ofthese (4.18%). Half of victims were between the ages of 6 and 12years (n = 26), and 55.76% were male (n = 29). Of the 52 victims, 37(71.15%) were involved in motor vehicle accidents (OR: 3.70; 95%CI:1.94-7.13; p < 0.0001). Of these, 28 were vehicle–vehicle collisions(75.67%). The most common sites of injury were the extremities(n = 12; 32.43%), face (n = 10; 27.02%), and head (n = 9; 24.32%).Pre-hospital procedures were performed on 23 of the 37 patients(62.16%), and 44.23% (n = 23/52) required hospital transportation.There were no deaths during the study period. Conclusions: In thisstudy, children were at significantly higher odds of being treated fortrauma while on a highway with heavy traffic flow. The most commonsites of injury in this sample were the lower extremities and the head, face, and neck complex.http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/2225-29-32.pdfWounds and injuriesEmergency medical servicesAccidentstrafficChild |
| spellingShingle | Israel Figueiredo Junior Mauricio Vidal de Carvalho Glaucia Macedo de Lima Pediatric trauma due to motor vehicle accidents on high traffic roadway Einstein (São Paulo) Wounds and injuries Emergency medical services Accidents traffic Child |
| title | Pediatric trauma due to motor vehicle accidents on high traffic roadway |
| title_full | Pediatric trauma due to motor vehicle accidents on high traffic roadway |
| title_fullStr | Pediatric trauma due to motor vehicle accidents on high traffic roadway |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pediatric trauma due to motor vehicle accidents on high traffic roadway |
| title_short | Pediatric trauma due to motor vehicle accidents on high traffic roadway |
| title_sort | pediatric trauma due to motor vehicle accidents on high traffic roadway |
| topic | Wounds and injuries Emergency medical services Accidents traffic Child |
| url | http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/2225-29-32.pdf |
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