Abstract

NEVES, Alice Cristina Medeiros das; MASCARENHAS, Márcio Dênis Medeiros; SILVA, Marta Maria Alves da  and  MALTA, Deborah Carvalho. Profile of victims of violence and accidents treated in public emergency departments in Brazilian state capital cities - 2011. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2013, vol.22, n.4, pp.587-596. ISSN 1679-4974.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742013000400005.

OBJECTIVE: to describe the profile of victims of violence and accidents treated in Public Emergency Departments, in 2011. METHODS: cross-sectional study with victims treated in 71 emergency departments in 24 Brazilian state capitals and the Federal District. Data were collected from randomly selected 12-hour shifts for 30 consecutive days. RESULTS: the proportion of accidents (90.4%) was higher than that of violence (9.6%). Predominance of mulatto male victims, aged 20 to 39, with 9-11 years of schooling. CONCLUSION: the profile of patients attended at Public Emergency Departments demonstrates the magnitude of violence and accidents as a major public health problem, as well as identifying the most vulnerable victims.

Keywords : Health Surveys; Epidemiological Surveillance; Violence; External Causes.

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