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Factores asociados con la gravedad de lesiones ocurridas en la vía pública en Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Hidalgo-Solórzano, Elisa del Carmen Híjar, Martha Blanco-Muñoz, Julia de la Luz Kageyama-Escobar, María |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Description | To identify risk factors associated with severity of injuries occurring in public streets of an urban area. Between February and April 2001, a cross-sectional survey was conducted among injured people seeking emergency care at three hospitals in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. Information was also obtained for those who died on accident sites. Data on the following variables were collected: age, sex, alcohol intake, day and time of injury, prehospital care, external cause and nature of injury. The Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) was used to define severity of injuries. Data analysis consisted of descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate regression models. A total of 492 injured people were included in the study; 23 of them died on site. The main cause of injuries was road traffic accidents (52%); 72% of injuries were not severe. Variables associated with the severity of injuries were: Road traffic accidents (odds ratio [OR] 6.59, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.52, 17.23), adjusted for age and schooling. Road traffic injuries are the main cause of severe injuries. TheAIS is useful to assess the frequency and distribution of injury severity. |
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| Ending Page | 38 |
| Page Count | 9 |
| Starting Page | 30 |
| ISSN | 00363634 |
| e-ISSN | 16067916 |
| DOI | 10.1590/s0036-36342005000100006 |
| Journal | Salud Publica de Mexico |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 47 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) |
| Publisher Date | 2005-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Salud Publica de Mexico Injury Prevention Suicide Prevention Human Factors Occupational Safety |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health |
