1. Profile of Hospitalizations of Children and Adolescents Victims of Transport Accidents: A Retrospective Study
- Author
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Naiana Braga da Silva, Taynná Larissa Santos Rodrigues, Ane Polline Lacerda Protasio, and Alessandro Leite Cavalcanti
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Accidents, Traffic ,Facial Injuries ,Maxillary Fractures ,Child ,Adolescent ,Dentistry ,RK1-715 - Abstract
Objective: To present the profile of hospitalizations due to transport accidents in individuals aged 0-19 years in a reference hospital for urgent and emergency traumatology care. Material and Methods: This retrospective study is grounded on analyzing medical records of children and adolescents hospitalized due to transport accidents in 2016 and 2017. The bivariate analyses included Chi-square and Fischer’s exact tests and binary logistic regression, with a 5% significance level. Results: Four hundred and seventy-five (43.7%) of the 1,088 medical records investigated corresponded to transport accidents, and accidents involving motorcycles were the most frequent (68.3%), affecting adolescents (81.3%), while children were more involved in accidents as pedestrians (57.1%). Advancing age increases the likelihood of the outcome, with a significant association in the multivariate analysis (p
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- 2023