Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of injuries among adolescents attended at an emergency service in the city of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo

Abstract

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Injuries are an important cause of morbidity during adolescence, but can be avoided through learning about some of their characteristics. This study aimed to identify the most frequent injuries among adolescents attended at an emergency service.

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“…The content of the booklet was obtained from the recommendations of the Prehospital Trauma Life Support, studies with the characterization of pediatric emergency care, the National Policy on Emergency Care, the manual of accidents by venomous animals of the Ministry of Health, and the guidelines of the American Heart Association. (7)(8)(9) Previous knowledge and opinions of teachers regarding the themes that should be included in the booklet were investigated through the implementation of a focus group with teachers from the municipal education network of Bom Jesus-PI in order to base the educational material on the needs of its target audience. This survey pointed out the influence of popular myths in the implementation of first aid procedures, and the teachers suggested that the booklet should contain information about the appropriate procedure for episodes of convulsive crisis, heat injuries, decreased level of consciousness, airway obstruction, exogenous intoxication, and drowning.…”