Caracterización del paciente politraumatizado por accidente de moto ingresados en el área de traumatología del hospital de especialidad TMC durante el segundo semestre del año 2021.

Abstract

A traumatized poly is one who has injuries to two or more organs or systems. Objective: To determine the characteristics of polytraumatized patients due to motorcycle accidents in the trauma area of the HTMC in the second half of 2021. Methods: Descriptive, quantitative, cross-sectional, retrospective. Sample of 189 patients that was obtained through the Epi Info sample calculator, the data was obtained through medical records. Results: the place where the injuries mainly occur is in the pelvic extremities with 39.2%, according to Glasgow, the majority show a level of consciousness with slight deterioration in 77.8%. On the other hand, according to the gustillo scale, 63.5% of the wounds are type II. Conclusions: patients injured on motorcycles are mostly male by 79.9% and are in productive ages, which causes losses to the family and the state. However, most injuries are minor and do not cause permanent damage.