Analysis of hospitalization occurred due to motorcycles accidents in São Paulo city
Acta ortop. bras
; 23(4): 212-214, Jul-Aug/2015. tab
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in English
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To characterize the motorcycle accidents occurred in the city of São Paulo, SP, Brazil in the year 2013, with emphasis on information about hospital admissions from SIH/SUS.METHODS:
This is a retrospective cross-sectional study. The study covered 5,597 motorcyclists traumatized in traffic accident during the year 2013 occurred in the city of São Paulo. A survey was conducted using secondary data from the Information System of Hospitalization Health System (SIH/SUS).RESULTS:
In 2013, in the city of São Paulo there were 5,597 admissions of motorcyclists traumatized in traffic accidents, of which 89.8% were male. The admission diagnosis were leg fracture, femur fracture, and intracranial injury.CONCLUSION:
This study confirms other preliminary studies on several points, among which stands out the highest prevalence of male young adults. Level of Evidence II, Retrospective Study.
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Health context:
Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
Health problem:
Goal 6: Information systems for health
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Unified Health System
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Motorcycles
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Accidents, Traffic
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Health Information Systems
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Hospitalization
Type of study:
Observational study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Acta ortop. bras
Journal subject:
Orthopedics
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade de Santo Amaro/BR