EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ACCIDENTS BY POISONY ANIMALS IN NORTHEAST BRAZIL

Objective: to analyze the epidemiological aspects of accidents by venomous animals in Northeastern Brazil. Method: descriptive, retrospective study, constructed from secondary data available on the website of the Department of Informatics of the Brazilian Unified Health System regarding cases of acc...

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Autores: Moreira, William Caracas, Rodrigues, Maria Rosani, de Oliveira Sena, Inara Viviane, Tomaz Caracas, Myllena Maria, Moraes Rola Júnior , Cristiano Walter, Cerqueira Sousa, Isabelle
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO)
Repositorio:Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.seer.unirio.br:article/11099
Acesso em linha:https://seer.unirio.br/cuidadofundamental/article/view/11099
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Emergencies
Animals poisonous
Epidemiologic studies
Epidemiology
public health
venomous animals
epidemiological studies
Urgencias médicas
Animales venenosos
Estudios epidemiológicos
Epidemiología
salud pública
animales venenosos
estudios epidemiológicos
emergências
Animais venenosos
estudos epidemiológicos
epidemiologia
saúde pública
animais peçonhentos
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Resumo:Objective: to analyze the epidemiological aspects of accidents by venomous animals in Northeastern Brazil. Method: descriptive, retrospective study, constructed from secondary data available on the website of the Department of Informatics of the Brazilian Unified Health System regarding cases of accidents with venomous animals in the period from 2015 to 2019. Results: it was noticed that between 2015 and 2019 there was an average percentage increase of 74.25% in cases, with approximately 4 thousand accidents involving venomous animals per month. As for the sociodemographic aspects, there was a predominance of females (51.35%), browns (62.51%), aged 20-59 years (57.5%). In addition, in the clinical aspects of accidents, there is a higher occurrence of accidents with scorpions (72.70%). Conclusion: we see the importance of analyzing epidemiological aspects in order to support health promotion, protection and management actions.

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