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Mortalidad por accidentes de tránsito en Bayamo, Cuba 2011 / Mortality in traffic accidents in Bayamo, Cuba 2011
Piña-Tornés, Arlines; González-Longoria, Lourdes; González-Pardo, Secundino; Acosta-González, Ariel; Vintimilla-Burgos, Patricio; Paspuel-Yar, Silvana.
Affiliation
  • Piña-Tornés, Arlines; Universidad Espíritu Santo. Guayaquil. EC
  • González-Longoria, Lourdes; Hospital Abel Gilbert Pontón. Guayaquil. EC
  • González-Pardo, Secundino; Hospital de IESS. Ibarra. EC
  • Acosta-González, Ariel; Universidad Espíritu Santo. Guayaquil. EC
  • Vintimilla-Burgos, Patricio; Universidad Espíritu Santo. Guayaquil. EC
  • Paspuel-Yar, Silvana; Hospital San Vicente de Paul. Ibarra. EC
Rev. peru. med. exp. salud publica ; 31(4): 721-724, oct.-dic. 2014. tab
Article in Es | LILACS, LIPECS, INS-PERU | ID: lil-733256
Responsible library: PE14.1
RESUMEN
Con el objetivo de describir la mortalidad por accidentes de tránsito en Bayamo, Cuba, en el año 2011 se realizó una revisión de los pacientes lesionados y fallecidos a causa de accidentes de tránsito, registrados en Hospital Carlos M. de Céspedes. Se atendieron en emergencias 1365 lesionados, predominando el grupo etario de 25 a 44 años con 372 pacientes (27,3%), y el sexo masculino con 1071 (78,5%). Fallecieron 46 personas, en su mayoría del mismo grupo de edad y de sexo masculino. Los traumatismos múltiples (52,6%) y cráneofaciales (34,2%) fueron las localizaciones predominantes. Se destacaron los atropellos por vehículo de motor con mortalidad del 26,3%. En conclusión, la mortalidad por accidentes de tránsito predomina en adultos jóvenes masculinos; cuyas consecuencias fatales son debido a traumatismos múltiples por atropellos.
ABSTRACT
With the objective of describing mortality from traffic accidents in Bayamo, Cuba, in 2011 a review was performed of injured and deceased patients due to traffic accidents, recorded in the Hospital Carlos M. de Céspedes. Of the 1,365 injured patients treated in the emergency room, the predominant groups were individuals aged 25 to 44 years comprising 372 patients (27.3%) and men comprising 1,071 (78.5%). 46 people died, most from the same age group and male. Multiple traumatisms (52.6%) and craniofacial trauma (34.2%) were the predominant injuries. Motor vehicle-pedestrian accidents stood out with a mortality of 26.3%. In conclusion, mortality from traffic accidents predominately occurs in young male adults, whose fatal consequences are due to multiple traumatisms from road accidents.
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Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Wounds and Injuries / Accidents, Traffic / Mortality Type of study: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Caribe / Cuba Language: Es Journal: Rev. peru. med. exp. salud publica Journal subject: SAUDE PUBLICA Year: 2014 Type: Article

Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Wounds and Injuries / Accidents, Traffic / Mortality Type of study: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Caribe / Cuba Language: Es Journal: Rev. peru. med. exp. salud publica Journal subject: SAUDE PUBLICA Year: 2014 Type: Article