Citation

Mascarenhas MD, da Silva MM, Malta DC, de Moura L, Gawryszewski VP, Costa VC, Souza Mde F, de Morais Neto OL. Cien. Saude Colet. 2009; 14(5): 1657-1668.

Vernacular Title

Atendimentos de emergencia por acidentes na Rede de Vigilancia de Violencias e

Affiliation

Coordenacao Geral de Vigilancia de Doencas e Agravos Nao Transmissíveis, Secretaria de Vigilancia em Saude, Ministerio da Saude. marcio.mascarenhas@saude.gov.br

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Associacao Brasileira de Pos-Graduacao em Saude Coletiva)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

19851578

Abstract

In 2006, the Brazilian Ministry of Health established the Injury Surveillance System Network in Sentinel Services (Rede VIVA) to describe data on injuries victims treated at emergency departments (ED), especially minor injuries which do not cause deaths and hospitalization. This study describes the characteristics of unintentional injuries victims treated in these EDs by means of a transversal descriptive study with data coming from EDs located in 35 municipalities with the highest injury rates. The data were collected during 30 consecutive days in an alternated 12-hour shift. There were a total of 41,677 patients with unintentional injuries, mainly among males (64.8%), people aged 20 to 29 years (23.0%) and low level of education (45.8%). Falls were the main cause (40.1% overall), followed by transport related injuries (26.6% overall). The more frequent place of occurrence were public streets (36.3% overall) and residences (33.6% overall). The body parts most affected were upper members (42.7%), lower members (42.0%) and head/face (29.2%). The injury surveillance in sentinel services allows collecting timeless data about minor cases which is essential for planning and implementing preventive measures.

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