Evaluation of the SEVERITY of FACIAL and GENERAL TRAUMA in child and adolescent victims of traffic accidents

Thiago Brito Xavier; Clarina Louis Silva Meira; Jeanne Gisele Rodrigues de Lemos; Lucas Lacerda de Souza; Diego Pacheco Ferreira; Diogo de Vasconcelos Macedo; Marcelo Silva Monnazzi; Nicolau Conte Neto; Hélder Antônio Rebelo Pontes

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12680

Evaluation of the SEVERITY of FACIAL and GENERAL TRAUMA in child and adolescent victims of traffic accidents

Heliyon. 2023 Jan 6;9(1):e12680. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12680. eCollection 2023 Jan.

Authors

Thiago Brito Xavier¹, Clarina Louis Silva Meira², Jeanne Gisele Rodrigues de Lemos², Lucas Lacerda de Souza¹, Diego Pacheco Ferreira², Diogo de Vasconcelos Macedo³, Marcelo Silva Monnazzi³, Nicolau Conte Neto², Hélder Antônio Rebelo Pontes¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.
² Service of Oral Pathology, João de Barros Barreto University Hospital, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Pará, Brazil.
³ Diagnosis and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Dental School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil.

Abstract

•Evaluation of the FISS and TRISS SpO₂ to obtain greater rigor in a standardized epidemiological profile of injury severity.•More accurate determination of trauma severity in child and adolescent victims of traffic accidents for improved urgency and emergency care.•Relation between the scales allows for better decisions on patient hospitalization, adequate treatment and the prevention of irreversible injuries.