Objective: To describe the clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of geriatric patients who were treated at a university hospital in southern Colombia. <br> Methods: A database of trauma patients over 65 ...Objective: To describe the clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of geriatric patients who were treated at a university hospital in southern Colombia. <br> Methods: A database of trauma patients over 65 admitted between June 2014 and December 2015 was constructed. Univariate analysis was performed. Measures of central tendency and dispersion for continuous variables were calculated. <br> Results: A total of 760 patients were analyzed, the median age was 74 years (65–98). The median injury severity score was 9 (4–25) the 71.97% were men, and overall mortality was 25.39%. The 92.10% was blunt trauma, and the main mechanism of injury was falls. <br> Conclusions: Trauma in the elderly is a common condition with high risk of mortality. It is important to know the frequency of these injuries to provide the best possible handling. In our hospital we found that geriatric trauma is a common disease, the main cause is falls without embargos traffic accidents are common in this population.展开更多
Purpose： As trauma is a public health problem, different programs have been designed to prevent in- juries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational model that measures the adolescent...Purpose： As trauma is a public health problem, different programs have been designed to prevent in- juries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational model that measures the adolescents＇ attitudes towards the rules of road safety, alcohol and road accidents in Colombia. Methods： A pedagogical model evaluating the effect of road safety education and adolescents＇ attitudes towards and experiences of alcohol and road accidents in Colombia was created. After the education concluded, this educational process is analyzed by its impact on adolescents＇ behavior. The educational program included 160 adolescents with the mean age being 1Z5 years. Results： The test results indicated that before the educational program 80g of adolescents did not use a safety element when driving, while after the educational program the percentage of no helmet use among adolescents decreased from 72.5% to 24.3% （p = 0.0001 ） and driving a vehicle under the state of drunkenness from 49.3% to 8.1% （p = 0.0001）. Conclusion： An educational model aimed at preventing injuries caused by traffic accidents is shown to be effective in generating changes in adolescents＇ customs of and attitudes towards alcohol and road safety standards in Colombia.展开更多
文摘Objective: To describe the clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of geriatric patients who were treated at a university hospital in southern Colombia. <br> Methods: A database of trauma patients over 65 admitted between June 2014 and December 2015 was constructed. Univariate analysis was performed. Measures of central tendency and dispersion for continuous variables were calculated. <br> Results: A total of 760 patients were analyzed, the median age was 74 years (65–98). The median injury severity score was 9 (4–25) the 71.97% were men, and overall mortality was 25.39%. The 92.10% was blunt trauma, and the main mechanism of injury was falls. <br> Conclusions: Trauma in the elderly is a common condition with high risk of mortality. It is important to know the frequency of these injuries to provide the best possible handling. In our hospital we found that geriatric trauma is a common disease, the main cause is falls without embargos traffic accidents are common in this population.
文摘Purpose： As trauma is a public health problem, different programs have been designed to prevent in- juries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational model that measures the adolescents＇ attitudes towards the rules of road safety, alcohol and road accidents in Colombia. Methods： A pedagogical model evaluating the effect of road safety education and adolescents＇ attitudes towards and experiences of alcohol and road accidents in Colombia was created. After the education concluded, this educational process is analyzed by its impact on adolescents＇ behavior. The educational program included 160 adolescents with the mean age being 1Z5 years. Results： The test results indicated that before the educational program 80g of adolescents did not use a safety element when driving, while after the educational program the percentage of no helmet use among adolescents decreased from 72.5% to 24.3% （p = 0.0001 ） and driving a vehicle under the state of drunkenness from 49.3% to 8.1% （p = 0.0001）. Conclusion： An educational model aimed at preventing injuries caused by traffic accidents is shown to be effective in generating changes in adolescents＇ customs of and attitudes towards alcohol and road safety standards in Colombia.
