Gravidade e lesões traumáticas em vítimas de acidente de trânsito internadas em um hospital público

Objetivo: Identificar as principais lesões das categorias de vítimas em acidentes de trânsito e sua gravidade. Método: Estudo quantitativo, transversal, com 276 vítimas internadas e, a partir de dados de prontuários e entrevistas, foi realizada associação logística para análises. Resultados: Houve maior frequência do sexo masculino (78,9%), na faixa etária de 21 a 39 anos (50,3%) e motociclistas (74,6%). A lesão mais comum: fratura fechada (44,5%) em membros inferiores (41,9%). A ocorrência de lesão cerebral, lesão torácica e idade aumentam a chance de trauma grave, enquanto o estado civil casado diminui a chance, independente do sexo. Conclusão: Assim, vale destacar que os dados apresentados são fundamentais, para o processo de enfermagem no trauma, visto que as lesões de membros inferiores com fraturas são destaques na categoria de motociclistas e que juntamente com as lesões cerebrais e torácicas incrementam a mortalidade nessas ocorrências

Association between multimorbidity and fear of falling: a cross-sectional study with hospitalized older adults / Associação entre multimorbidade e medo de cair: um estudo transversal com idosos hospitalizados

The aim of this study was to analyze the association between multimorbidity and fear of falling among hospitalized older adults. This is a quantitative study with an analytical sectional design, conducted with 83 individuals aged 60 years or older, hospitalized for falls in a referral hospital for emergency treatment in Brazil. Data collection took place through the application of a questionnaire containing socioeconomic and health information as well as characteristics of the fall. The logistic regression analysis revealed that older people who reported multimorbidity are 3.16 times more likely to be afraid of falling than older people who did not report multimorbidity, regardless of sex, age, frailty, and the number of falls in the last year. These results could aid in improving hospital approaches in relation to multimorbidity and fear of falling, decreasing preventable hospitalizations due to falls.The aim of this study was to analyze the association between multimorbidity and fear of falling among hospitalized older adults. This is a quantitative study with an analytical sectional design, conducted with 83 individuals aged 60 years or older, hospitalized for falls in a referral hospital for emergency treatment in Brazil. Data collection took place through the application of a questionnaire containing socioeconomic and health information as well as characteristics of the fall. The logistic regression analysis revealed that older people who reported multimorbidity are 3.16 times more likely to be afraid of falling than older people who did not report multimorbidity, regardless of sex, age, frailty, and the number of falls in the last year. These results could aid in improving hospital approaches in relation to multimorbidity and fear of falling, decreasing preventable hospitalizations due to falls