scholarly journals Victims profile in function of motorcycle engine potency and assisted by the Fire Department of Uberlândia, Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 212-227
Author(s):  
Bruno Eduardo Silva Dorna ◽  
Suely Amorim de Araújo ◽  
Ricardo Gonçalves de Holanda ◽  
Clesnan Mendes-Rodrigues ◽  
Vivian De Moraes Coelho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Fire Department ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Social Defense ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Global Issue ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Public Policy Implementation ◽  
Motorcycle Accidents ◽  
The Military

Introduction: Traffic accidents are a global issue, especially in emerging countries, resulting in a high number of deaths and significant social and economic expenditures with victims. Motorcycle accidents stand out mainly by its greater vulnerability, and studies relating bike engine potency and accidents are still rare. Objective: To trace the profile of victims involved in motorcycle accidents as a function of motorcycle power that were assisted by the Fire Department in Uberlândia, Brazil.  Methodology: A transversal, retrospective, analytic and quantitative study, based on a public database. Twelve thousand nine hundred occurrence reports were retrospectively analyzed between 2015 and 2018 in the Integrated System of Social Defense from the Military Fire Department of Minas Gerais state database. Variables that allowed accident characterization were collected (such as motorcycle conductor or passenger and from the accident itself) and were compared in function of the motorcycle power or engine potency (less than 250 CC as low and more than 250 CC as high).  Results: There was a lack of information in reports about the accident and even greater lack about the injured person, ranging from 0% to 52%. The predominance of accidents was with motorcycles below 250 CC. The values of severity and clinical data scores were not different between engine potency categories, except for the heart frequency of the injured, with a median of 82 and 80 beats for high and low engine potency, respectively. A greater frequency of accidents involving men, single, with higher education conducting motorcycles over 250 CC, involved in falls, with occurrence between 18:01 and 24:00 hours was noted. However, accidents occurred mostly with small-sized vehicles and motorcycles and did not differ between days of the week. Accidents showed a spatial pattern where most accidents occurred downtown and, consequently, in more commercial regions, with no major differences in engine potency.  Conclusion: Even though accident severity did not differ between engine potency categories, the profile of participants showed some differences. This information, along with more complete and broader data in the reports, can offer subsides for more assertive public policy implementation to mitigate traffic accidents.

scholarly journals The Role of Helmet Fastening in Motorcycle Road Traffic Accidents

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 284-290
Author(s):  
Zeeshan Arif ◽  
B. R. Rajanikanth ◽  
Kavitha Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Road Traffic Accidents ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Helmet Use ◽  
Facial Injuries ◽  
The Face ◽  
Motorcycle Accidents ◽  
Open Face

Road traffic accidents are the leading cause of death among the Indian population. Motorcycle accidents are the most prominent type of injuries among road traffic accidents in India. In this prospective cross-sectional study, all the patients attending three centers in north Bangalore, with facial injuries occurring from a motorcycle accident, were included. The subjects were analyzed for the type of collision, helmet use, type of helmet use, and fastening status of the helmets. A total of 311 motorcyclists were included in this study for a period of 18 months (December 2015 to June 2017). There were 79.7% males and 20.3% females. The most prominent age group was 21 to 30 years. The percentage of riders sustaining facial injuries was significantly more in the non-helmeted group. The most common injuries in open face helmets were in the middle and lower third of the face, whereas in closed face helmets it was in the middle third of the face. The numbers of injuries were significantly higher in the nonfastened helmet group as compared with fastened helmet group. Helmet fixation is an important characteristic along with helmet type for the better effectiveness and safety of the helmets for the motorcyclists.

scholarly journals (P2-26) EMS-Assessed Mass Casualty Incident: A Pilot Surveillance

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S1) ◽  
pp. s144-s144
Author(s):  
C.B. Park ◽  
S.D. Shin ◽  
G.J. Suh ◽  
J.O. Park ◽  
C.H. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Medical Records ◽  
Call Center ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Admission Rate ◽  
Fire Department ◽  
Mass Casualty Incident ◽  
Mass Casualty ◽  
Overall Mortality

Background Recently the number of disaster and mass casualty incident (MCI) is increasing in Korea, but there have been few administrative reports or technical reports for disaster and MCI. An ad hoc basis data collection method is usually incomplete and outdated. This study was conducted to investigate the new surveillance system composed of EMS based real time survey and medical records based in-depth survey.MethodsA retrospective review was conducted of the 119 fire department call center database and ambulance running sheets in one metropolitan city. The data on all transported patients with non-medical reasons (fire, rescue and others) between May 2006 and December 2008 was reviewed. We selected all data from the accidents which had more than 2 casualties to exam the feasibility and conducted in-depth surveillance based on medical records.ResultsThe total number of accidents was 2,027 with 2,625 patients. The number of accidents which had more than 2 patients was 307 (total 898 patients) and more than 6 patients was 19 (total 176 patients). Among the “MCI” events, 15 cases were traffic accidents (125 patients, 71.0%), 4 cases were fire (51 patients, 29%). Total 142 medical records (80.7%) were reviewed. Admission rate was 32.4% (46 patients) and overall mortality was 3.5% (5 patients).ConclusionThis nationwide public EMS system could contribute to the establishment of the systematic disaster database.

scholarly journals Years of potential life lost due to motorcycle accidents

10.3823/2423 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flávia Emília Cavalcante Valença Fernandes ◽  
Rosana Alves de Melo ◽  
Roseane Da Silva Lemos ◽  
Saulo Bezerra Xavier ◽  
Joebson Maurílio Alves dos Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Ecological Study ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Young Population ◽  
Age Limit ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Motorcycle Accidents ◽  
Age Range

Introduction: Traffic accidents represent a serious public health problem, because they kill approximately 1.24 million persons annually, and leave another 20 to 50 million with non-fatal lesions and traumatisms worldwide. In Brazil, in the year 2011, motorcyclists alone were responsible for one third of these deaths. Therefore, the aim of this study was to estimate the years of potential life lost due to motorcycle accidents, according to sex and age group, and analyze the trend of the indicator for the state of Pernambuco in the period from 2005 to 2014. Methods and Results an ecological study based on data from the System of Information about Mortality was used. The indicator and rate were calculated by using the age limit of 70 years. The linear regression model and Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests were used, at the level of significance of 5% and confidence of 95%. The most affected sex and age-range were men between 20-29 years of age. The rates followed a trend of growth in both sexes, in the young population with the exception of those from 10 to 19 years of age. Conclusions: This context points out the magnitude and precociousness of motorcycle accidents in both sexes and the young population.

scholarly journals Comparison of Injury Patterns between Electric Bicycle, Bicycle and Motorcycle Accidents

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (15) ◽  
pp. 3359
Author(s):  
Emilian Spörri ◽  
Sascha Halvachizadeh ◽  
Jamison G. Gamble ◽  
Till Berk ◽  
Florin Allemann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Brain Injuries ◽  
Injury Severity ◽  
Craniocerebral Trauma ◽  
Injury Pattern ◽  
Injury Patterns ◽  
Electric Bicycle ◽  
Extremity Injuries ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Motorcycle Accidents

Background: Electric bicycles (E-bikes) are an increasingly popular means of transport, and have been designed for a higher speed comparable to that of small motorcycles. Accident statistics show that E-bikes are increasingly involved in traffic accidents. To test the hypothesis of whether accidents involving E-bikes bear more resemblance to motorcycle accidents than conventional bicyclists, this study evaluates the injury pattern and severity of E-bike injuries in direct comparison to injuries involving motorcycle and bicycle accidents. Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, the data of 1796 patients who were treated at a Level I Trauma Center between 2009 and 2018 due to traffic accident, involving bicycles, E-bikes or motorcycles, were evaluated and compared with regard to injury patterns and injury severity. Accident victims treated as inpatients at least 16 years of age or older were included in this study. Pillion passengers and outpatients were excluded. Results: The following distribution was found in the individual groups: 67 E-bike, 1141 bicycle and 588 motorcycle accidents. The injury pattern of E-bikers resembled that of bicyclists much more than that of motorcyclists. The patients with E-bike accidents were almost 14 years older and had a higher incidence of moderate traumatic brain injuries than patients with bicycle accidents, in spite of the fact that E-bike riders were nearly twice as likely to wear a helmet as compared to bicycle riders. The rate of pelvic injuries in E-bike accidents was twice as high compared with bicycle accidents, whereas the rate of upper extremity injuries was higher following bicycle accidents. Conclusion: The overall E-bike injury pattern is similar to that of cyclists. The differences in the injury pattern to motorcycle accidents could be due to the higher speeds at the time of the accident, the different protection and vehicle architecture. What is striking, however, is the higher age and the increased craniocerebral trauma of the E-bikers involved in accidents compared to the cyclists. We speculate that older and untrained people who have a slower reaction time and less control over the E-bike could benefit from head protection or practical courses similar to motorcyclists.

scholarly journals Odonata (Insecta) communities along an elevational gradient in the Atlantic forest of southeastern Brazil, with the description of the female of Heteragrion mantiqueirae Machado, 2006

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 178-196
Author(s):  
G. Stefani-Santos ◽  
W.F. Ávila Jr ◽  
M.A. Clemente ◽  
N.R. Henriques ◽  
A.S.B. Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Elevational Gradient ◽  
High Elevation ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Environmental Protection Area ◽  
Protection Area ◽  
High Elevations

Despite the important role of the order Odonata in ecosystems, there is a lack of information about dragonfly communities in several regions, high elevation sites, and environmentally protected areas in Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Our objective was to assess the abundance and richness of dragonfly and damselfly communities along an elevational gradient in the Atlantic Forest,southeastern Brazil. This study was conducted in the Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area,Mantiqueira Mountain region, Gonçalves, Minas Gerais State, in sites covered by Seasonal Semideciduous and mixed forests. This is the first study of Odonata communities in the region. Samplings were carried out on 17 days from October 2019 to March 2020 at three elevation ranges (low,mid, and high). A total of 293 specimens, distributed in 39 species and 9 families, were sampled. Elevation did not influence the richness or abundance of dragonflies but altered community composition. Some species were found to be exclusive to high-elevation sites, such as Heteragrion mantiqueirae Machado, 2006, which was recorded for the first time in Minas Gerais and we provide a description and diagnosis of the single female collected in tandem. A novel species of the genus Brechmorhoga was found to occur at mid and high elevations. The composition of dragonfly communities depends on the degree of preservation and extension of forest areas. Therefore, conservation of forests in Gonçalves is crucial for preserving Odonata diversity in Minas Gerais State.

An Intelligent Resource Manager Over Terrorism Knowledge Base

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 394-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Archana Patel ◽  
Abhisek Sharma ◽  
Sarika Jain
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Situation Awareness ◽  
Fire Department ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Resource Manager ◽  
Emergency Personnel ◽  
Comprehensive Knowledge ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Military

: The complex and chaotic crisis created by terrorism demands for situation awareness which is possible with the proposed Indian Terrorism Knowledge Treasure (ITKT). Objective: This work is an effort at creating the largest comprehensive knowledge base of terrorism and related activities, people and agencies involved, and extremist movements; and providing a platform to the society, the government and the military personnel in order to combat the evolving threat of the global menace terrorism. Methods: For representing knowledge of the domain semantically, an ontology has been used in order to better integrate data and information from multiple heterogeneous sources. An Indian Terrorism Knowledge Base is created consisting of information about past terrorist attacks, actions taken at time of those attacks, available resources and more. An Indian Terrorism Resource Manager is conceived comprising of various use cases catering to searching a specified keyword for its description, navigating the complete knowledge base of Indian Terrorism and finding any answers to any type of queries pertaining to terrorism. Results: The managerial implications of this work are two-fold. All the involved parties, i.e., the government officials, military, police, emergency personnel, fire department, NGOs, media, public etc will be better informed in case of emergency and will be able to communicate with each other; hence improving situation awareness and providing decision support.

Information Presentation Support of Car Robotics Simulator System Based on Humatronics

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 389-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Chang ◽  
◽  
Gen Ohbayashi ◽  
Toru Yamaguchi ◽  
Eri Sato-Shimokawara
Keyword(s):  
Support System ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Warning Signal ◽  
Environmental Information ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Information Presentation ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Driver’S Intention ◽  
City Systems

Most traffic accidents are caused by drivers’ carelessness and lack of information about the surrounding objects. In this paper, authors develop information presentation support system of a car robotics system based on humatronics. The main purpose of humatronics is to establish the symmetric interaction between human and electronics system by giving the system the capability of understanding human. Car robotics system based on humatronics is used in this research. Car robotics system is developed on human centered city. In this city, systems judge the situation and autonomously support human. A car recognizes driver’s intention by car robotics system, and acquires environmental information by connecting to the network of the human centered city’s system. The environmental information is divided into two parts: foreground information and background information. Authors develop information presentation support system which presents foreground information and gackground information. Driver is supported by the system which can be used to predict the driving reaction beforehand and send a warning signal to the driver in time.

Characterization of car accidents in the city of Guaratinguetá, Brazil involving motorcycles

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 1112
Author(s):  
Fabíola Vieira Cunha ◽  
Tatiana Moreira de Souza Julien ◽  
Jessica Cristina Souza Santos
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Safety Equipment ◽  
Male Predominance ◽  
Car Accidents ◽  
Motorcycle Accidents ◽  
Car Accident ◽  
Type Of Injury ◽  
The City

ABSTRACT Objective: to characterize the victim of motorcycle traffic accidents in the city of Guaratinguetá/SP. Methodology: descriptive study with a quantitative approach, carried out with data recorded victims of motorcycle accidents in the municipality served by the Rescue Guaratinguetá/SP, from January to December 2008 and 2009, as approved by the Ethics in Research Involving Human Beings of the Faculdades Integradas Tereza d’Ávila, with the opinion 100/2009. Results: 77% were male, place most frequent: 13% Pedregulho neighborhood, greater incidence was 28% on Saturday, followed by Friday and 16% Tuesday 14%, the predominant age was 21 to 30 years, injuries were bruises most affected with 58%; 73% motorcycle drivers were followed by motorcycle passenger with 16%. The use of mandatory safety equipment (helmet) 86% the vast majority made use of it, 89% ethyl had no breath. Conclusion: there are several aspects: male predominance, more frequent on weekends. Excoriation as type of injury most affected, a higher incidence of drivers drivers, most had helmet. Minority presenting ethyl breath. Descriptors: motorcycle; car accident; characterization. RESUMO Objetivo: caracterizar os motociclistas vitima de acidentes de transito no município de Guaratinguetá/SP. Metodologia: estudo descritivo e exploratório, com abordagem quantitativa, realizado com dados registrados de vitimas de acidentes motociclísticos atendidas pelo Resgate no município de Guaratinguetá-SP, no período de janeiro a dezembro de 2008 e 2009, conforme aprovação do Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa das Faculdades Integradas Tereza d’Ávila com o parecer 100/2009. Resultados: 77% delas foram do sexo masculino; local de maior ocorrência: 13% bairro do Pedregulho; maior incidência foi no sábado com 28%, seguido de sexta-feira com 16% e terça-feira com 14%; predomínio da faixa etária foi de 21 a 30 anos, lesões mais acometidas foram escoriações com 58%; 73% foram motociclistas condutores seguido pelo motociclista passageiro com 16%; o uso de equipamento de segurança obrigatório (capacete) 86% a grande maioria fazia uso do mesmo; 89% não apresentavam hálito etílico. Conclusão: observam-se vários aspectos: predominância do sexo masculino, maior ocorrência nos finais de semana. Escoriação como tipo de lesão mais acometida, maior incidência de motoristas condutores, grande maioria apresentava uso de capacete. Minoria apresentando hálito etílico. Descritores: motociclistas; acidente de trânsito; caracterização. RESUMEN Objetivo: caracterizar la víctima de accidentes de tránsito de motocicletas en la ciudad de Guaratinguetá/SP. Metodología: estudio descriptivo con abordaje cuantitativo, realizado con las víctimas de los datos registrados de accidentes de motocicleta en el municipio fue por el rescate de Guaratinguetá-SP, de enero a diciembre de 2008 y 2009, según lo aprobado por la Ética en la Investigación los seres humanos de las Faculdades Integradas Tereza d’Ávila, con el dictamen 100/2009. Resultados: el 77% eran varones lugar, el más frecuente: 13% del barrio de Pedregulho, la mayor incidencia fue del 28% el sábado, seguido por el viernes y el 16% Martes 14%, la edad predominante fue de 21 a 30 años, las lesiones eran contusiones más afectados con un 58%; 73% de los conductores de motocicletas fueron seguidos por los pasajeros de motocicletas con un 16%; el uso de equipos de seguridad obligatorios (casco) 86% la gran mayoría hizo uso de ella, el 89% no tenía aliento etílico. Conclusión: hay varios aspectos: predominio del sexo masculino, con mayor frecuencia los fines de semana. Excoriación en el tipo de lesión más afectados, una mayor incidencia de conductores conductores, la mayoría tenía casco. Minoría presentar aliento etílico. Descriptores: moto; accidente automovilístico; la caracterización.

scholarly journals Motorcycle accident modelling for the formulation of motorist safety action programs in Kupang City

2019 ◽  
Vol 270 ◽  
pp. 03017
Author(s):  
Margareth E. Bolla ◽  
Tri Mardiyati Sir ◽  
Putri D.K. Djahamouw
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
The Road ◽  
Access Road ◽  
Lane Width ◽  
Driver's License ◽  
Report Data ◽  
Motorcycle Accidents ◽  
Age Range

Kupang city had to deal with transport safety issues where the total number of traffic accidents in 2017 increased by 51.05% compared to 2011. This study aims to describe and analyze the factors that affect motorcycle accidents through modelling by the method of Generalized Linear Models with Genstat and SPSS programm. Based on the results of the police report data summary, accidents most often occur on Sunday (15.95%); the time span at 18:00 to 23:59 pm (45.94%); type of hit the front (35.68%); victims died (12.19%), male sex (80.71%); age range 18-25 years (37.20%); with the level of education at the level of Higher Education (42.38%); worked in the private sector (37.75%); do not have a driver's license (75.43%). The results of the analysis of survey data obtained equation modelling accident MCA = 0,0006713* Flow 0.000275*exp [0.2144 LaneWidth - ShoulderWidth_Sidewalk 1.952 - 2.026 MedianRoad + 0.2139 Speed + 0.0513 Access]. Modelling results showed that the addition of total lane width decrease the number of motorcycle accidents by 10% per year, pavement by 6% per year, median by 13% per year, traffic flow by 3% per year, speed by 14% per year, access road by 2% per year. It is therefore recommended a program of action in the form of additional elements of the road medians and pavement on a road segment that the accident rate can be reduced.

scholarly journals Nutritional diagnosis for eucalypt by DRIS, M-DRIS, and CND

2004 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 507-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gualter Guenther Costa da Silva ◽  
Júlio César Lima Neves ◽  
Víctor Hugo Alvarez V. ◽  
Fernando Palha Leite
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Nutrient Concentration ◽  
Soil Analysis ◽  
Eucalyptus Grandis ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Nutrient Flows ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Limiting Nutrients ◽  
Vegetal Tissue

The evaluation of the nutritional status in eucalypt (Eucalyptus grandis W. Hill ex Maid.) forests through vegetal tissue analyses what reflects water and nutrient flows in the system, and represents a complementary tool to soil analysis can be helpful to raise and maintain the forest productivity at high levels. This study compared the use of the Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS), Modified-DRIS (M-DRIS), and Compositional Nutrient Diagnosis (CND) diagnose methods in eucalypt stands in Central-Eastern Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Data of productivity and of N, P, K, Ca, and Mg leaf contents in 993 Eucalyptus grandis stands aging between 72 and 153 months, planted on six sites in 3 ´ 2 m spacing, were used. The nutritional status was diagnosed by the DRIS, M-DRIS, and CND methods, and validated by the chi-square (c²) test applied to the nutrients diagnosed as primary limiting by deficiency. These three methods were compared to each other based on the diagnosis concordance frequency (DCF) derived from the fertilization response potential (FRP) by the criteria considering each nutrient separately; from all (5) to none (0); and only the primary limiting nutrients by either deficiency or excess. The diagnosis concordance level among the methods was procedure-dependent, and varied according to the nutrient concentration in trees.

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