RESUMO DESCRIPTORS DESCRITORESMorbidade; Idoso; Causas externas; Lesões maxilofaciais.Morbidity; Aged; External causes; Maxillofacial injuries. Morbidity of Elderly People by External Causes and its Relationship with Maxillofacial InjuriesObjective: To evaluate the morbidity due to external causes of elderly people and its relationship with maxillofacial injuries. Method: An observational, retrospective study was undertaken by the analysis of secondary data in a sample universe comprehending 8,671 files of patients from the Emergency and Urgency Regional Hospital in the city of Campina Grande, PB, Brazil, between January 2006 and January 2007. The sample consisted of 88 (1.1%) files of patients aged 60 years or more, victimized by external causes and admitted to the hospital. The data were collected using a specific form and the following variables were analyzed: gender, age group, etiology of the accident, affected part of the body, presence of fractures and hospitalization time. The existence of significant association between the variables was checked by the chi-square test at 5% significance level. Results: Elderly people aged 60 to 64 years were the most frequent victims (26.1%) and falls were the main etiologic agent (55.7%), followed by car accidents (18.1%). There was a statistically significant association between gender and violence (p<0.01; OR=12.64). The lower limbs were the most frequently injured regions of the body (34.1%), followed by head and face injuries (27.3%).There was a statistically significant association between the presence of head and face injuries and occurrence of face fracture (p<0.05). The mean hospitalization time was 3.4 days. Conclusion: Falls and car accidents are important causes for the hospitalization of elderly people and injuries to the lower limbs, head and face injuries are the most frequent.
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