Perfil epidemiológico de motociclista atendido por trauma cranioencefálico na Sala Amarela - hospital referência ao trauma do Distrito Federal

Abstract

Introduction: Cranioencephalic trauma is the largest cause of death in young adults, related to motor vehicle accidents, and motorcyclists are more vulnerable compared to other drivers. The fleet of these vehicles has increased in recent years, in the Federal District, this is the second most used vehicle, with that, a larger number of new cases were also observed.Objective: To characterize the epidemiological profile of the victims of TBI treated in the yellow room of the Trauma Center of the Hospital of a Reference Hospital, for the description of sociodemographic and clinical data of these patients, and analysis of the association between the clinical status of the victims and the therapeutics implemented with total time of serviceMethod: This is a descriptive, stratified and cross‑sectional study con‑ducted at a public hospital in the Federal District. Data were collected from a sample of 54 patients during the period from March to August of the year 2016.Results: The results showed that the majority of motorcyclists were males (77.78%), in the age range between 20‑39 years (59.26%). The events occurred more frequently on Mondays (22.22%), during the daytime period (68.52%), and 25.93% were related to the work path. Contrary to expected, the alcoholism index and low libation (9.26%). The main means of pre‑hospital care for the Fire Brigade (59.26%). The main destination of the victims was hospital discharge (46.30%). The data analyzed are successful in improving the organization of care as victims and in the development of accident prevention strategies.