TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Elderly victims of trauma: preexisting conditions, medications taken at home and indexes of trauma
JO  - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
A1  - Degani, Gláucia Costa
A1  - Pereira Junior, Gerson Alves
A1  - Rodrigues, Rosalina Aparecida Partezani
A1  - Luchesi, Bruna Moretti
A1  - Marques, Sueli
SP  - 759
EP  - 765
VL  - 67
IS  - 5
N2  - The objective was to identify the sociodemographic profile of the elderly victims of trauma, to characterize preexisting conditions and medications taken at home, and to calculate indices of trauma and clinical outcomes. This is a retrospective and exploratory analysis from a database of a general hospital between 2008 and 2010. There were studied 131 elderly, mean age 69.9 years, 73.3% male, 55.1% married, 54.7% retired, 65.6% had preexisting conditions and 48.9% used drugs at home. There was a representative number of falls (31.3%), followed by running over (28.2%), with the head/neck region being the most affected (59.5%). Moderate trauma prevailed (44.3%), with conditions of survival after the event (80.2%). There was an association between mechanism of trauma and preexisting disease (p=0.01) and between mechanism of trauma and sex (p=0.03). The knowledge of the variables involved with the elderly victims of trauma enables healthcare professionals to plan preventive measures aimed at improving the assistance. Key words: Aged; Wounds and Injuries; Disease; Drug Utilization.<p />  <p>Language: pt</p>
LA  - pt
SN  - 0034-7167
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167.2014670513
ID  - ref1
ER  -