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- Title
THE (IN)VISIBILITY OF ACCIDENTS WITH KITE STRING: A DOCUMENTARY RESEARCH IN DIGITAL MEDIA.
- Authors
Moreira Claudino, Edla; Vignuda de Souza, Tania; Ciuffo, Lia Leão; dos Santos Oliveira, Isabel Cristina; Pinheiro Ribeiro, Ana Paula Lopes; de Montenegro Medeiros de Moraes, Juliana Rezen
- Abstract
Objective: to describe the epidemiological characteristics of accidents with kite cut lines reported in digital media news. Method: quantitative documentary study, with data from 2016 to 2020. A form was used, highlighting the source of the news, the victim's age, sex, type of locomotion, injured party, severity of the injury, cases of death, month and accident region. The data was analyzed in Excel. Results: of the 122 news items, 87 (71.3%) involved motorcyclists, 59 (48.4%) were between 19 and 59 years old, and 42 (71.2%) were male. It is noteworthy that 29 (23%) were children and adolescents (0 to 18 years old). The most affected parts were neck 97 (79.5%) and face 13 (10.7%). Conclusion: there is a significant number of accidents. Due to the (in)visibility of this problem in the scientific literature, more studies and educational actions in schools and health services are recommended.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; ACCIDENTS; MASS media; AGE distribution; QUANTITATIVE research; EPIDEMIOLOGY; SEVERITY of illness index; SEX distribution; FACE; PLAY; MOTORCYCLING injuries; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; WOUNDS &; injuries; NECK
- Publication
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental, 2022, Vol 14, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1809-6107
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.9789/2175-5361.rpcfo.v14.11887