Influência do álcool em acidentes de trânsito: o papel do enfermeiro na adoção de medidas preventivas

Abstract

The act of drinking has caused serious damage to human beings and society as a whole thus becoming a major public health problem requiring intervention policies mainly in the Primary. This study deals with a literature survey to obtain data related to traffic accidents resulting from alcohol use. This study was motivated by the negligence which is treated with the use of alcohol by drivers is often ignored as a public health problem is simply considered normal and commonplace. Also faced with the absence of a stable transit policy, either in terms of prevention education, whether in the repression of administrative and / or criminal this serious traffic violation. Although there are variations with respect to the data available, Abreu (2006) states that the use of alcohol occupies a prominent place among the causes of automobile accidents. The present study aims to address the correlation between alcohol use and the incidence of traffic accidents through bibliographic data obtained in articles and scientific journals and virtual libraries. The nurse practitioner is considered an essential in the prevention of traffic accidents caused by use of alcohol, since it occupies a privileged position in the health service. According Wendbausen and Saupe (2003 apud Arnauds, 2009) preventive actions performed by nurses are established through dialogue and interaction with the population.