Helmet use and injury severity among crashed motorcyclists in Brazilian state capitals: an analysis of the violence an accidents survey 2017.

Autor:	Souto RMCV; Departamento de Análise em Saúde e Vigilância de Doenças Não Transmissíveis, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, DF, Brazil., Corassa RB; Departamento de Análise em Saúde e Vigilância de Doenças Não Transmissíveis, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, DF, Brazil., Lima CM; Departamento de Análise em Saúde e Vigilância de Doenças Não Transmissíveis, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, DF, Brazil., Malta DC; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Jazyk:	English; Portuguese
Zdroj:	Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology [Rev Bras Epidemiol] 2020; Vol. 23 Suppl 1, pp. e200011.SUPL.1. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jul 03.
DOI:	10.1590/1980-549720200011.supl.1
Abstrakt:	Objective: To analyze the effect of helmet use on injury severity among motorcyclists and passengers involved in traffic accidents. Methods: 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. Results: 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. Conclusion: Young, male, black individuals and those with low education were the most frequent victims of accidents. Helmet use was protective for severe injuries.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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