SILVA, Elaine Cristina Tomás da.
Abstract:
The motorcycle stands out as the most cited means of transportation among traffic accidents. Since motorcyclists' death rates are increasing, as motorcyclists are more exposed and thus more vulnerable by their physical structure, as there is no way to protect themselves from strong impacts, which increases the risk of being thrown and / or run over. Objective: To analasy the hospital morbidity and mortality due to accidents involving motorcyclists in the State of Paraíba. Material and Method: This is a retrospective ecological study of a descriptive nature, with a quantitative approach. Where secondary data were obtained from the Hospital Information System of the Unified Health System (SIH / SUS) and the Mortality Information System of the Unified Health System (SIM / SUS), referring to motorcycle accident (ICD-10 V20-V29), available at the Department of Informatics of SUS (DATASUS), during the years 2012 to 2016. The data collected were analyzed in the Microsoft Office Excel 2010 program for the elaboration of tables and graphs containing the absolute value and percentage. Results and Discussion: The morbidity and mortality data showed that the number of hospitalizations and deaths increased progressively in the historical series surveyed, with a concentration in João Pessoa and Campina Grande. Regarding the characteristics of the victims, it was observed that male patients prevailed in hospitalizations (84%) and deaths (90%), a phenomenon also visible in the race/color variable, whose prevalence was 30% for morbidity and 82 % for mortality. In the civil status aspect, "without partner" showed a significant predominance in mortality with 45% of total deaths. The age range, from 20 to 59 years old, presented a prevalence of 79% in morbidity and 80% in mortality, both followed by the age group of 10 to 19 years. Regarding schooling, mortality predominated among those with 4-7 years of schooling. The main place of death was the public road (46%) and the hospital, (45%). Deaths considered as an accident at work accounted for only 1% of the total, which contradicts the scientific evidence, since the increase in the number of circulating motorcycles occurred as a result of being used mainly as a work tool.Conclusion: The study of motorcycle accidents in the state of Paraíba, from data from SIM / SUS and SIH / SUS provided an overview of an evident public health problem, and may even incite the formulation of public policies to combat morbidity and mortality from external causes .
