Lesões provocadas por armas de fogo atendidas em serviços de urgência e emergência brasileiros
This paper analyzes the medical care given at Brazilian urgent and emergency healthcare services to people injured by firearms in 2014. A cross-sectional study was carried out on care given to patients with firearms injuries in 24 capital cities of Brazilian states and in the Brazilian Federal Distr...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) |
| Repositorio: | Repositório Institucional da UFMG |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.ufmg.br:1843/80629 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://doi.org/10.1590/1413-81232017229.16492017 http://hdl.handle.net/1843/80629 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9415-8068 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0903-4525 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Arma de fogo Inquérito de saúde Atendimento de urgência e emergência Armas de fogo Ferimentos por arma de fogo Saúde pública Emergências Emergências médicas Serviços médicos de emergência |
| Sumario: | This paper analyzes the medical care given at Brazilian urgent and emergency healthcare services to people injured by firearms in 2014. A cross-sectional study was carried out on care given to patients with firearms injuries in 24 capital cities of Brazilian states and in the Brazilian Federal District, included in the VIVA Survey. Simple and relative frequencies of the variables related to the patients and to the event were calculated, and a logistic model for complex samples was applied adopting care for firearms injuries patients as outcome. The results show the following percentages of care events as caused by f irearms: 0.7% for the category ‘other accidents (other than transport-related accidents)’, 1.5% for self-inflicted injuries, 15.9% for injuries due to assault, and 65.1% of cases arising from legal intervention. The care given was predominantly to young male adults (age 20-39), of mixed race and with a low level of schooling. The most common injuries were: to arms and legs; and to multiple organs. The paper concludes by discussing the efforts to control firearms held by the public in Brazil, and how they can lead to severe and lethal outcomes in quarrels and interpersonal disputes. |
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