Abstract
Objective: To characterize the epidemiological profile of motorcycle accident victims rescued by the Mobile Emergency Care Service (SAMU) in the city of Sousa, Paraiba. Material and Methods: All the registered events of 2009 were analyzed, with a sample of 430 medical records of motorcycle accident victims. Data were collected through a specific form by a single researcher and analyzed using descriptive statistics (absolute and percentage distributions). Results: It was observed that 73.5% of victims were male, aged 21-25 years (16.7%). The head and lower limbs were the most affected body parts in 43% and 38.6% of the occurrences, respectively. Excoriation was the most frequent type of injury (48.1%). Fourteen percent of the victims had light Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and 28.6% were under the influence of alcohol. A percentage of 2.6% of the victims died. Conclusion: Motorcycle accidents involve young male people, and the regions of the head and legs are the most affected, with predominance of excoriation lesions. A significant number of victims were under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. DESCRIPTORS; Epidemiology. Accidents,Traffic. Motorcycles.
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