Epidemiological Profile Of Injuries In Victims Met At A Hospital Of Reference Of Paraíba, Brazil
Year: 2016
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Introduction: Violent trauma and car accidents result in the deaths of more than 2.5 million people a year worldwide.Objective: This study aimed to identify the epidemiological profile of trauma victims admitted and hospitalized in a hospital of reference.Method: This is a retrospective study with a quantitative approach, performed at Patos Regional Hospital - Paraíba. The sample consisted of 179 medical records of inpatients by trauma in the period from August to December 2014. The data were submitted to statistical and descriptive analyzes, and the results presented in graphs and tables.Results: It was observed that the trauma predominates in male individuals (61%), older than 40 years (52%), agricultural workers (28%), despite the accidents occur mostly in urban areas (77%), with large plot admitted after trauma to extremities, skull and face. It showed a higher number of incidents in October (47%), featuring the Monday (20%), with the highest number of admissions and hospitalization, usually including the night hours from 18:01 to 24.00 (40%).Conclusion: Thus, we see the need to invest in prevention policies directed at this particular profile, in order to develop targeted and effective strategies that can reduce the number of incidents, and consequently the number of deaths and permanent sequelae.
DOI: 10.3823/1901
Authors: Jhames David Dias dos Santos, Elicarlos Marques Nunes, Hellen Renatta Leopoldino Medeiros, Sheila Costa Rodrigues Silva, Juliane de Oliveira Costa Nobre, Edmara da Nobrega Martins Xavier, Érica Surama Ribeiro César Alves, Ana Paula Dantas da Silva, Marcelo Alves Barreto, Kamila Nethielly Souza Leite, Maryama Naara Felix de Alencar Lima, Cristina Costa Melquiades Barreto, Elainy Maria Dias de Medeiros França, Denisy Dantas Melquiades Azevedo, Allan Martins Ferreira
Institution: Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Language: English
Subfield: Emergency Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2311233604