%0 Journal Article
%T Epidemiologia dos acidentes provocados por linhas com cerol: estudo de v¨ªtimas atendidas em hospital de trauma em Belo Horizonte, Brasil
%A Ladeira
%A Roberto Marini
%A Carreiro
%A Paulo Roberto Lima
%A Rezende-Neto
%A Jo£¿o Baptista de
%A Iannuzzi
%A Gabriel Correia
%A Elias
%A Andr¨¦ Alves
%J Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
%D 2012
%I Associa??o Brasileira de P¨®s -Gradua??o em Sa¨²de Coletiva
%R 10.1590/S1415-790X2012000200018
%X objective: to describe the characteristics of victims of powdered glass-coated (manja) kite line injuries admitted to a trauma hospital in belo horizonte, brazil. methods: cross-sectional study of victims with powdered glass-coated kite line injuries between 2005 and 2009. data were obtained retrospectively from medical records. central tendency and comparison of ratios were used to characterize victims. results: 211 victims were admitted between 2005 and 2009, 94% of which males. the majority of cases occurred in june and july (37% e 41.7%, respectively). mean age was 15 years, with no difference between men and women. for the group of victims as a whole, upper limbs were the most prevalent site of injury, although neck and face injuries were the main site of injury among motorcyclists and cyclists. two deaths (0.95%) were identified, both in motorcyclists, due to injury to neck structures. residences were concentrated in three administrative areas (east, northeast and south-central). conclusion: although the majority of injuries recorded were not severe, fatal injuries can occur, mainly among motorcyclists. educational and preventive measures are needed to avoid potentially fatal injuries.
%K epidemiology
%K kite-line
%K morbidity
%K mortality
%K wounds and injuries
%K hospital emergency service.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1415-790X2012000200018&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en