Accidents and their association with the consumption of alcoholic beverages

• Published in: Enfermería global Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 389 - 400
• Main Authors: Silva, Danuza de Oliveira, de Oliveira, Maysa Arlany, Fernandes, Flávia Emília Cavalcante Valença, Mola, Rachel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Murcia Servicio de Publicaciones, Universidad de Murcia 01.10.2018
• Subjects: Alcohol use; Drunk driving; Risk factors; Traffic accidents & safety; Brazil
• ISSN: 1695-6141
• DOI: 10.6018/eqlobal.17.4.301Q21

Introduction: Traffic accidents are a serious public health problem in Brazil, and its main risk factors are: alcohol consumption, driving without National Driver's License (NDL) and use of illicit drugs or drugs. Objective: To evaluate the traffic accidents at the pre-hospital level and factors associated with the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Materials and Methods: Descriptive, analytical study of a quantitative nature, with secondary data, collected from prehospital care records. The records of 1,264 traffic accidents were analyzed. The binary logistic regression was used, with a result expressed by the odds ratio. The study assumed a confidence level of 95% and significance of 5%. The intervals and confidence for proportion assumed the binomial distribution. We used the program Stata 12.0. Results: It was observed that traffic accidents had a higher incidence in males, who had a mean age of 31.2 years, with the majority of drivers being involved, with the highest occurrence in the urban area, at night and in the late week. The chances of involvement in accidents increased when the victim was under the effect of alcohol at the time of the occurrence. Conclusion: The aforementioned results can support new discussions and guide actions and behaviors on prehospital care, in order to implement good practices in traffic, public policy execution and population awareness, aiming to reduce the consequences of accidents.