Caracterização das vítimas de ferimentos por arma de fogo, atendidas pelo Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência em Campo Grande-MS

Abstract

Violence has grown in an overwhelming way in Brazil, raising the indicators of morbidity and mortality by external causes.

Lesões provocadas por armas de fogo atendidas em serviços de urgência e emergência brasileiros

“…The high level of young men with low level of schooling and of black or black-mixed race among the victims, seen in the analysis of the care reported in the 2014 VIVA Survey reproduces what has been seen in analyses of mortality, in hospitalization, and has been widely demonstrated in the literature on the subject 1,[13][14][15][16][17][18] . In the subgroup of assaults, firearms injuries have historically had percentages similar to those in the VIVA Survey: In 2006 the percentage was 15.1% 6 , in 2011 it was 14.9% 19 , and in 2014 it was 15.9%.…”

“…They thus increase the costs of Brazil's Unified Health System (SUS), and also costs of other sectors such as the economy itself, the national social security system, and the families involved 1 .…”

Epidemiological profile of traumatic brain injury victims of a general hospital in a brazilian capital

“…It is important to observe that a study made with victims treated by the Wandering Emergency Service Care in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso, Brazil also viewed a higher exposure to violence of males, still in their teens and young adults, which, on the other hand, remember that it can be also linked not only to social problems such as the lack of well-defined life projects (SANCHES, DUARTE, PONTES, 2008).…”

“…Besides that, the "machista culture", still prevalent in society, which imposes that men has more freedom, and must always "defend his honor", which makes them more vulnerable (SANCHES, DUARTE, PONTES, 2008).…”

Qualidade de vida e trauma psíquico em vítimas da violência por arma de fogo

“…Firearm violence presents high morbidity and mortality in less developed countries, and affects mostly the male youth, as victims and as aggressors. [1][2][3] Taking into consideration the magnitude of the violence problem in Brazil, the Ministry of Health proposed, in the last decade, interventions for improving surveillance, welcoming, and health assistance to victims, health promotion and quality of life. 4 Violence victims experience the threat to their own and others' physical integrity, intense fear, helplessness or horror.…”