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Rev Esp Salud Publica ; 76(1): 57-64, 2002.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11905400

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Accidents have been largely unstudied in the area of Primary Care. They are one of the most frequent motives for consultation in the Emergency Services and the first assistance that accident victims receive is usually in primary care centres. Establishment of the incidence and clinicoepidemiological characteristics of the accidents attended in a Basic Health Area can provide important information about which of these could be susceptible to preventive actions. DESIGN: descriptive study. LOCATION: primary care: SAMPLE: all the patients attended for accidents (389) in the Primary Care Centre between October 1998 and May 1999. VARIABLES: age, sex, place of the accident, type of lesion, location of lesions, agents involved, intentionality, complementary tests, treatment and referral. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: estimation of means, standard deviation, proportions and 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS: Incidence: 4.1% (CI95%: 3.7-4.5%). Sex: males 59% (CI95%: 54.2-64%) and females 40.9% (CI95%: 36-45.8%). Age: younger than 20 years, 50.4% (CI95%: 45.4-55.4%). Most common activity associated with accidents: leisure 24.4% (CI95%: 20.2-28.7%). PLACE: home 36.2% (C95%: 31.5-41%). Most frequent lesion: contusion 39.6% (CI95%: 34.7-44.4%). Most frequent site of lesion: arms 37.5% (CI95%: 32.7-42.3%). Most common agent involved: tools and machinery 15.9% (CI95%: 12.3-19.6%). Of these, 92.2% (CI95%: 89.3-94.7%) were accidental. Type of visit: 83.3% (CI95%: 79.6-87%) were attended as emergencies; 79.5% (CI95%: 75.4-83.5%) received treatment with dressings and/or medication. Of these, 9.8% (CI95%: 6.8-12.7%) required referral to a hospital, 13.3% (CI95%: 10-16.7%) required complementary tests. CONCLUSIONS: Most accidents occur in young people and educational campaigns to prevent accidents and directed towards this population group are clearly needed.


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Accidents/statistics & numerical data , Wounds and Injuries/epidemiology , Accident Prevention , Accidents, Home/statistics & numerical data , Accidents, Occupational/statistics & numerical data , Accidents, Traffic/statistics & numerical data , Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Child , Child, Preschool , Data Interpretation, Statistical , Female , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Male , Middle Aged , Primary Health Care , Sex Factors , Spain , Wounds and Injuries/therapy
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Rev. esp. salud pública ; 76(1): 57-64, ene. 2002.
Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-16242

ABSTRACT

Fundamentos: Los accidentes constituyen una patología poco estudiada en el ámbito de la Atención Primaria. Son una de las consultas más frecuentes en los servicios de urgencias y los Centros de Atención Primaria realizan la primera asistencia a la mayoría de los accidentados. Conocer la incidencia y las características clínico-epidemiológicas de los accidentes atendidos en una Área Básica de Salud puede aportar información sobre cuáles pueden ser susceptibles de actividades de prevención. Métodos: Diseño: estudio descriptivo. Emplazamiento: atención primaria. Muestra: todos los pacientes (389) que fueron atendidos por accidente en el Centro de Atención Primaria, entre octubre-98 y mayo-99. Variables: edad, sexo, lugar del accidente, tipo de lesión, localización, agentes implicados, intencionalidad, pruebas complementarias, tratamiento y derivación. Análisis estadísticos: estimación de medias, desviación estándar, estimación de proporciones e intervalos de confianza del 95 per cent. Resultados: Incidencia: 4,1 per cent (IC95 per cent: 3,7-4,5 per cent). Sexo: varones 59 per cent (IC95 per cent:54,2-64 per cent) y mujeres 40,9 per cent (IC95 per cent: 36-45,8 per cent). Edad: menores de 20 años, el 50,4 per cent (IC95 per cent:45,4-55,4 per cent);.Actividad de mayor accidentalidad: ocio 24,4 per cent (IC95 per cent: 20,2-28,7 per cent). Lugar: hogar 36,2 per cent (IC95 per cent: 31,5-41 per cent). Lesión más frecuente: contusiones 39,6 per cent (IC95 per cent:34,7-44,4 per cent).Localización más frecuente: extremidad superior 37,5 per cent (IC95 per cent: 32,7-42,3 per cent); Agente mayoritariamente implicado: herramientas y máquinas: 15,9 per cent (IC95 per cent:12,3-19,6 per cent). El 92,2 per cent (IC95 per cent: 89,3-94,7 per cent) fueron casuales. Tipo de visita: el 83,3 per cent (IC95 per cent: 79,6-87 per cent) fueron atendidos con carácter urgente; el 79,5 per cent (IC95 per cent:75,4-83,5 per cent) recibió tratamiento con cura y/o fármacos. El 9,8 per cent (IC95 per cent:6,8-12,7 per cent) requirió derivación hospitalaria, Un 13,3 per cent (IC95 per cent: 0-16,7 per cent) requirió pruebas complementarias. Conclusiones: El mayor porcentaje de accidentalidad se da en población joven, por lo que se evidencia la necesidad de incorporar intervenciones de educación sanitaria para la prevención de accidentes dirigidas a dicha población (AU)


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Middle Aged , Child , Child, Preschool , Adult , Adolescent , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Male , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Female , Humans , Spain , Sex Factors , Wounds and Injuries , Primary Health Care , Data Interpretation, Statistical , Accidents, Traffic , Accident Prevention , Accidents, Occupational , Accidents, Home , Accidents , Age Factors
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