Causas de muerte traumática en la ciudad de Cuenca registradas en la morgue del Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso, en el período 01 de enero del año 2009 al 31 de diciembre del año 2011

Abstract

BACKGROUND Thetraumatic death (homicide, suicide, car accidents, falls, burns etc.), Is among the leading causes of death worldwide and millions in losses and lef thim physically disabled.

OBJECTIVE Determining the causes of traumatic death in the city of Cuenca in the morgue registered Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital, in the period from January 1 2009 to December 31 2011.

METHODAND MATERIALS We performed a retrospective study allowed us to determine the causes of traumatic death in the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital and set the frequency of the same. Was used as a sample all traumatic deaths recorded in the mortuary of Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital of the city of Cuenca in the period January 1of 2009 to 31December 2011, data were obtained from the statistical reports death INEC registered in hospital.

CONCLUSIONS The33.6% of all cases presented as cause of death traffic accidents, with 17%eachwere found accidental suffocation and suicide as the second cause, 14.6% homicide is third, 14 , 4% other accidents, with a smaller percentage falls accounted for2.9% of the causes and poison in with 0.5%of the total are placed last. The main causative agent ofdeathwastraumaticcontusionwith49.3% of the total, with percentage of11.7% asphyxia, suffocation11.5% represents the third frequency causative agent in such deaths, the9.2% chemicals are the fourth cause of traumatic death agent.