Head and Maxillofacial Injuries in Child and Adolescent Victims of Automotive Accidents
Joint Authors
Cavalcanti, Alessandro Leite
Xavier, Alidianne Fabia Cabral
Oliveira, Thaliny Batista Sarmento de
Lino, Thiago Henrique de Araujo
Oliveira, Thaisy Sarmento Batista de
Cardoso, Andreia Medeiros Rodrigues
Macedo, Rodrigo Feliciano de
Padilha, Wilton Wilney Nascimento
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-12-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Background.
Victims of motor vehicle accidents may suffer multiple lesions, including maxillofacial injuries.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with head, facial, and maxillofacial injuries in child and adolescent victims of automobile accidents.
A cross-sectional study was carried out with analysis of forensic medical reports from the Legal Medical Institute of Campina Grande, Brazil, between January 2008 and December 2011.
Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis was conducted using the chi-square test (α = 0.05).
From 1613 medical reports analyzed, the sample is composed 232 (14.4%) reports referring to child and adolescent victims of automobile accidents aged 0–19 years of both sexes.
Victims were mostly adolescents aged from 15 to 19 years (64.2%), males (73.7%), and motorcyclists (51.3%).
More than half of the victims had single lesions (54.3%) located in the head (20.7%) and face (21.6%).
Head injuries occurred more frequently in children aged 0–4 years (53.8%, PR = 5.065, 95% CI = 1.617–5.870) and pedestrians (30.4%, PR = 2.039, 95% CI = 1.024–4.061), while facial and maxillofacial injuries occurred in higher proportion among females (31.1%, PR = 0.489, 95% CI = 0.251–0.954).
Our findings suggest that accidents involving motorcyclists are the most prevalent, affecting male adolescents aged from 15 to 19 years, resulting in a high frequency of injuries in the head and face regions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Cavalcanti, Alessandro Leite& Lino, Thiago Henrique de Araujo& Oliveira, Thaliny Batista Sarmento de& Oliveira, Thaisy Sarmento Batista de& Cardoso, Andreia Medeiros Rodrigues& Macedo, Rodrigo Feliciano de…[et al.]. 2014. Head and Maxillofacial Injuries in Child and Adolescent Victims of Automotive Accidents. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050435
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Cavalcanti, Alessandro Leite…[et al.]. Head and Maxillofacial Injuries in Child and Adolescent Victims of Automotive Accidents. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Cavalcanti, Alessandro Leite& Lino, Thiago Henrique de Araujo& Oliveira, Thaliny Batista Sarmento de& Oliveira, Thaisy Sarmento Batista de& Cardoso, Andreia Medeiros Rodrigues& Macedo, Rodrigo Feliciano de…[et al.]. Head and Maxillofacial Injuries in Child and Adolescent Victims of Automotive Accidents. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050435
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1050435