Email this article Factors affecting locomotor traumatism based on data collected from patients provided with outpatient healthcare at Hospital Emergency Department SPSK 1 PMU, and hospitalized in the Department of Orthopaedics PMU – a prospective study
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Introduction: Some contributory factors are commonly known. If a person suffers from dizziness, for example, they will be more likely to lose balance and fall, which, in turn, leads to trauma. The influence of alcohol consumption on the incidence of injury has also been well documented in numerous studies. Other relevant factors, however, have received various assessments and recognition by different researchers. There is some disagreement among scientists concerning obesity.
The aim of the thesis was to determine the influence of various factors on the incidence of injury.
Materials and methods: The subjects used for the study were 800 patients receiving emergency treatment in the emergency department and hospitalised in the Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Locomotor Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin (in Poland). The diagnostic survey method was employed.
Results: Within the study group women were found to have a higher incidence of contusion. During a snowfall they also proved to suffer physical trauma more often than men. Men, on the other hand, displayed a higher incidence of injury at work. They were also more likely to suffer from torso injury. Younger individuals were more tired at the time of the accident than their older counterparts. Those having more sleep suffered fewer bone fractures.
Conclusions: 1. The research showed that the group with the highest risk of trauma were women aged above 46 and suffering from hypertension. In contrast, for men the risk was highest among working individuals aged under 30. 2. Those with the highest incidence of injury were married couples with two children, having higher or vocational education, not working, living in towns with populations of over 200,000 and having a monthly income between 1000–2000 PLN per family member. 3. External factors like weather had the most significant impact on the incidence of injury sustained in motor vehicle accidents.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21164/pomjlifesci.384
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