Epidemiology of powdered glass-coated kite line injuries: victims admitted to a trauma hospital in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

Elias, André Alves¹  Ladeira, Roberto Marini³  Carreiro, Paulo Roberto Lima³  Iannuzzi, Gabriel Correia¹  Rezende-Neto, João Baptista de² 

[1] UNIFENAS, Belo Horizonte;Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais;FHEMIG, Belo Horizonte

关键词: Epidemiology;    Kite-line;    Morbidity;    Mortality;    Wounds and injuries;    Hospital emergency service;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1415-790X2012000200018

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE:To describe the characteristics of victims of powdered glass-coated (manja)kite line injuries admitted to a trauma hospital in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
METHODS: Cross-sectional study of victims with powdered glass-coatedkite line injuries between 2005 and 2009. Data were obtained retrospectivelyfrom medical records. Central tendency and comparison of ratios were used tocharacterize victims.
RESULTS: 211 victims were admitted between 2005 and 2009, 94% of whichmales. The majority of cases occurred in June and July (37% e 41.7%, respectively).Mean age was 15 years, with no difference between men and women. For the groupof victims as a whole, upper limbs were the most prevalent site of injury, althoughneck and face injuries were the main site of injury among motorcyclists andcyclists. Two deaths (0.95%) were identified, both in motorcyclists, due toinjury to neck structures. Residences were concentrated in three administrativeareas (East, Northeast and South-central).
CONCLUSION: Although the majority of injuries recorded were not severe,fatal injuries can occur, mainly among motorcyclists. Educational and preventivemeasures are needed to avoid potentially fatal injuries.

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