Souto Rayone Moreira Costa Veloso, Corassa Rafael Bello, Lima Cheila Marina de, Malta Deborah Carvalho
Departamento de Análise em Saúde e Vigilância de Doenças Não Transmissíveis, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Rev Bras Epidemiol. 2020;23 Suppl 1:e200011.SUPL.1. doi: 10.1590/1980-549720200011.supl.1. Epub 2020 Jul 3.
To analyze the effect of helmet use on injury severity among motorcyclists and passengers involved in traffic accidents.
Cross-sectional study of traffic accidents involving motorcyclists attended at the emergency healthcare units participating in the Violence and Accidents Survey Conducted in Sentinel Emergency Departments (Viva Survey) 2017.
There was a predominance of individuals aged 18 to 29 years old (46.6%), black (75.2%), with high school education (50.6%). Alcohol use was observed in 14.1% of cases. Helmet use was associated with a 76% reduction in the occurrence of head trauma and a 28% reduction in the referral, hospitalization or death.
Young, male, black individuals and those with low education were the most frequent victims of accidents. Helmet use was protective for severe injuries.
分析佩戴头盔对交通事故中骑乘摩托车者及乘客受伤严重程度的影响。
对参与2017年哨兵急诊科暴力与事故调查(Viva调查)的急救医疗单位收治的涉及骑乘摩托车者的交通事故进行横断面研究。
18至29岁的个体占多数(46.6%),黑人占75.2%,高中文化程度占50.6%。14.1%的病例中观察到饮酒情况。佩戴头盔与头部创伤发生率降低76%以及转诊、住院或死亡风险降低28%相关。
年轻、男性、黑人个体以及受教育程度低的人是最常见的事故受害者。佩戴头盔对严重伤害具有保护作用。