Abstract

MARTI GARCIA, Celia. If I could go back, I would not change that day: the story of a young after a traffic accident. Index Enferm [online]. 2016, vol.25, n.1-2, pp.103-106. ISSN 1699-5988.

Traffic accidents account for a fairly high percentage of deaths in westernized countries. If we talk about motorcycle accidents, the risk factors for the person suffering major damage are multiplied, especially if we consider that the victim is unprotected and the speeds which make happen this kind of accidents. The patient involved in this report will talk about how her life was affected after suffering a motorcycle accident when she was 15 years old, surgery to which she had to undergo, and academic reinstatement. In short, how it has influenced her life and what consequences speeding has left her.

Keywords : Accidents; Traffic; Surgical Procedures; Statistics on Sequelae and Disability; Wounds and Injuries.