Mapping injuries in traffic accident victims: a literature review

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Ana Maria Calil²  Elias Aissar Sallum¹  Cristiane De Alencar Domingues¹  Lilia De Souza Nogueira¹ 

[1] ,Centro Universitário São Camilo,Brazil

关键词: accidents;    traffic;    wounds and injuries;    epidemiology;    accidentes de tránsito;    heridas y lesiones;    epidemiología;    acidentes de trânsito;    ferimentos e lesões;    epidemiologia;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692009000100019

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The objective of this study was to identify the body regions most affected in traffic accident victims and to map the trauma and severity of the lesions. A systematic literature review using key words related to traffic accidents, transportation accidents, wounds and injuries found a total of 248 articles. The electronic bases LILACS, MEDLINE, and PAHO were surveyed between the years 1990 and December 2006. This review emphasized a series of conclusive studies about the most frequent body regions involved and the major injuries occurring in these situations. It also indicated information gaps in the Brazilian literature. We believe that these findings are valuable for pre-hospital and intra-hospital teams and point the way to new investigations.

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