@article{ref1,
title="Gravity of injury and analgesia in patients who suffered traffic accidents",
journal="Acta paulista de enfermagem",
year="2008",
author="Pimenta, Cibele Andrucioli de Mattos and Calil, Ana Maria",
volume="21",
number="3",
pages="398-398",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Identifying the frequency and gravity of injuries in patients who suffered accidents in traffic and the analgesic drugs utilized.  METHODS: Retrospective study, with a sample of 200 medical records of patients admitted to the emergency services of a reference hospital for trauma care. The gravity of the injuries was characterized by anatomic gravity rates and the analgesic therapy was based on the World Health Organization's Analgesic Ladder.  RESULTS: The main findings pointed to injuries in limbs, head, face and outer surface as the most frequent, and, in 85% of the cases, gravity was equal or lower than 3; As for analgesia, it was verified that 46;6% of the patients received dipyrone and paracetamol. Among the opioids, meperidine was used in 10.4% of the cases.  CONCLUSION: The gravity of most injuries was equal or lower to 3, indicating injuries of light, moderate and serious gravity, located especially in four body regions; regarding analgesia, dipyrone was shown to be the most commonly-used drug and a low use of opioids was verified.<p />",
language="",
issn="0103-2100",
doi="10.1590/S0103-21002008000300003",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0103-21002008000300003"
}