Características de las lesiones de los ocupantes de los vehículos livianos en accidentes de tránsito en los servicios de emergencia del Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso en la ciudad de Cuenca en el período julio-diciembre del 2009

Abstract

Objective: To determine the injuries of light vehicles’ occupants in the different traffic accidents according to the place occupied in the vehicle, the use of the safety belt, and alcohol consumption. Study area: It will be done with the SOAT Service at Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital. The period in which the research was made was for 6 months (from July to December). Methods and Materials: With a total of 121 cases of cars accidents, the research was done. The variables considered for this investigation were such as month, day and time of accident, age and sex of the victim, the use of safety belt, the place which was occupied in the vehicle, alcohol consumption by the driver, type of accident, and type and location of injuries. The method used was observation, the technique was quantitative, and the instrument to collect this information was a form. Results: The injuries that the driver presented in most of the cases was a superficial trauma about 20.12% and localized in the head about 28.16. The front sit occupant was a predominance pain about 34.35%, and the zone was the head with a 37%. The back seat occupant had a main manifestation of superficial trauma about 53.17% cases, and the thorax was the most affected in a percentage of 20.63%. Finally the passengers who traveled in the trunk had abrasions about 28.26%, and the zone with more injuries was the head with 39.13%. Conclusions: The injures of light vehicles´ occupants during a traffic accident occurred mainly in the head. DeCS: Wounds and Injuries/Epidemiology; Craniocerebral Trauma/Etiology; Accidents, Traffic/Statistics and Numerical data; Data Collections/ Methods; Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital; Seguro Obligatorio de Accidentes de Tránsito (SOAT).