Table 1. Distribution of patients according to the trauma etiology.

Etiology		N	%
Accident	Motorcycle accident	96	28,2
	Run over	48	14,1
	Automobile accident	39	11,5
	Fall	36	10,6
	Direct trauma	25	7,4
	Occupational accident	15	4,4
	Explosion	5	1,5
Violence	Perforation by gunshot (PG)	62	18,2
	Perforation by stab (PS)	10	2,9
	Physical assault	4	1,2

Salvador, 2008