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Universidad del Valle
2013
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| Accesso online: | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=28327007006 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/283/28327007006/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/283/28327007006/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/283/28327007006/28327007006.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/283/28327007006/movil |
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- Multicentric study of epidemiological and clinical characteristics of persons injured in motor vehicle accidents in Medellin, Colombia, 2009-2010 Luz Helena Lugo Héctor Iván García Blanca Cecilia Cano Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla Olga Lucia Alcaraz Medicina II SF 36 rity WHODAS Introduction: Traffic accidents (TA) cause 1.23 million deaths each year worldwide while between 20 and 50 million persons are inju- red each year. In 2011 in Medellin, Colombia, there were 307 traffic deaths and 23,835 injured with 411 accidents for each 10,000 vehicles. Objective: The purpose of the study was to describe the epidemiologic and clinical characteristics, as well as the quality of life and di- sability outcomes for those injured in traffic accidents in Medellin. Methods: This prospective, descriptive, cross-sectional study collected data from 834 patients that were classified with the New Injury Severity Score (NISS) , the WHODAS-II (Disability Assessment) Scale and the SF-36 Health Survey. Results: Three-fourths (75.8%) of the patients were male. Eighty- one percent of patients were involved in motorcycle accidents, with 45.6% suffering moderate trauma, and 32.6% experiencing severe trauma. Of the patients with severe trauma, 8.5% were not wearing helmets. Half of the sample (49.7%) injured their extremities. The WHODAS-II domains most affected were: Activities outside the home (62.0 %), Housework (54.3%) and Moving in one’s environment (45.2 %). Quality of life areas affected were: Physical role (20.3), Body pain (37.3 %) Emotional role (44.1%), Physical functioning (52.6 %). Conclusions: Patients with more severe injuries had higher levels of disability and a worse quality of life. Motorcycles made up a large proportion of traffic accidents in this city and mitigation strategies to reduce this public health problem should particularly focus on this high-risk group. 2013 artículo científico 0120-8322 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=28327007006 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/283/28327007006/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/283/28327007006/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/283/28327007006/28327007006.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/283/28327007006/movil en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=283 Colombia Médica application/pdf Universidad del Valle Colombia Médica (Colombia) Num.2 Vol.44