Citation

Rodríguez Ríos YDR, García Seco F, Lugo Jauriga B, Gómez Delgado R, Moro Rodríguez RT. Anales de Cirugia Cardiaca y Vascular 2005; 11(2): 64-68.

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(Copyright © 2005)

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Abstract

Vascular trauma is cause of high mortality inside variety of traumas that the population suffers. This is indirect relationship to the caliber and place of the affected vessels, as well as the time lapsed between the trauma and medical action. The analysis of the data gathered in 291 deaths by human vascular trauma was the objective of this study carried out in a 10 - year's period. The highest percentage was present during the weekends especially during the evening from 6 pm to 6 am with 66.6% of the cases. Those produced by knife cut, represented 64.7%, followed by traffic accident and firearms recorded 22.6% and 8.9% respectively. The greatest number of cases, 227, died in situ, 51 died in the hospital and 13 died on the way to health unit. Homicides represented 58.1% and the suicidal attempts 5.8%. The wounds of the thoracic vessels whit 41.9% greatest number of the deaths, followed by lesser abdominal wounds with 24.7%, skull and extremities in 15.1% and the facial skull wounds in 3.2%. The data offered show the incidence of vascular trauma as the cause of mortality in the population, as well as the danger of the weekends and evening schedule. Surveillance and safety measures protection to the population should be reforced to avoid the production of human vascular trauma.

Language: es

Keywords

Trauma; human; homicide; Mortality; cause of death; mortality; traffic accident; suicide attempt; article; gunshot injury; thorax injury; face injury; abdominal injury; blood vessel injury; knife cut; Localization; Place of lesion; skull injury