2011
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2011001100007
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Violências e acidentes entre adultos mais velhos em comparação aos mais jovens: evidências do Sistema de Vigilância de Violências e Acidentes (VIVA), Brasil

Abstract: Data from the Brazilian Surveillance System for Violence and Accidents (VIVA) in 2009 were used to examine socio-demographic characteristics, outcomes, and types of accidents and violence treated at 74 sentinel emergency services in 23 Brazilian State capitals and the Federal District. The analysis included 25,201 individuals aged > 20 years (10.1% > 60 years); 89.3% were victims of accidents and 11.9% victims of violence. Hospitalization was the outcome in 11.1% of cases. Compared to the general population, t… Show more

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“…Regarding the characteristics of victims, data show that the indigenous treated for accidents are concentrated in the 20-39 years age group and are male. These data corroborate findings of studies analyzing the profile of all treated for accidents in urgent and emergency services in 2009 29,30 and also the pattern of hospital admissions due to external causes in the general population 31 . We observed that a considerable share (37.1%) of indigenous treated has 10 or more schooling years.…”
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confidence: 86%
“…Regarding the characteristics of victims, data show that the indigenous treated for accidents are concentrated in the 20-39 years age group and are male. These data corroborate findings of studies analyzing the profile of all treated for accidents in urgent and emergency services in 2009 29,30 and also the pattern of hospital admissions due to external causes in the general population 31 . We observed that a considerable share (37.1%) of indigenous treated has 10 or more schooling years.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 86%
“…1,9,11 Os períodos da tarde e da noite figuraram como horários com maior nú-mero de ocorrências, principalmente devido aos acidentes de trânsito, enquanto a madrugada apresentou tendência a decréscimo de atendimentos, prevalecendo ocorrências de natureza violenta, como espancamentos e ferimentos por armas brancas, similarmente à realidade da cidade de Uberaba, em Minas Gerais, e de do Estado de Sergipe. 8,11 Analisando os mecanismos do trauma, evidenciam-se as lesões em extremidades e cabeça, dado ligado à grande quantidade de acidentes de trânsito envolvendo motos e de quedas, eventos nos quais estas regiões são mais propensas a impactos.…”
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“…A busca por serviços de saúde entre os adolescentes foi maior no sexo feminino semelhantemente à população adulta 16,17 . A PNAD 1998 revelou que a procura regular por serviços de foi maior em mulheres em todas as faixas etárias estudadas, exceto em menores de quatro anos 18 .…”
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