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SANTOS, Marconi Eduardo Sousa Maciel; SILVA, Édila Kayth Pereira da; ROCHA, Wesla Betânia Siqueira Silva  e  VASCONCELOS, José Marcelo de. Epidemiologic features of facial trauma victims caused by motorcycle accidents. Rev. cir. traumatol. buco-maxilo-fac. [online]. 2016, vol.16, n.1, pp. 29-38. ISSN 1808-5210.

Purposes: Establish the epidemiological profile of the victims of facial traumas caused by motorcycle accidents treated at Hospital Regional do Agreste (HRA), Caruaru - PE and list the main types of trauma such as the use and type of helmets, ingestion of drugs and piston displacement of the motorcycle. Methods: Search through semi-structured questionnaire and access to medical records. Results: Of the 53 patients included in the research there was a male predominance (92.5%), in their third decade of life and low income. 77.4% had education up to primary education. 73.6% had no motorcycles driver's license and 47.2% had consumed alcohol before the accident. Regarding facial trauma, 94.3% had involvement of hard tissues (some type of fracture) and in 49% of these cases there was more than one bone segment of the face involved. 37.7% did not wear helmet and 62.3% of those who wore only 43.3% had retention system and 26.4% they were not the integral type with visor. Motorcycles between 125 to 150cc accounted for 86.8% of the cases. Conclusion: Facial trauma caused by motorcycle accidents have a high incidence and are prevalent in men of low education and income in the third decade of life and tend to be strongly associated with non-use or misuse personal protective equipment (PPE) and/or alcohol intake.

Palavras-chave : Facial trauma; Face; Traffic accidents; Alcohol-induced disorders.