Epidemiologia dos acidentes e violências entre menores de 15 anos em município da região sul do Brasil

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the epidemiological characteristics of accidents and violence against children under 15 years old who lived in Londrina, a city in the South of Brazil, in 2001. Morbidity data were collected from general hospitals records and mortality data were obtained from the Municipal Mortality Information Center. A total of 8,854 children were studied, which corresponded to an incidence rate of 74.8/1,000 children. Admission and fatality rates were 4.2% and 0.2%, respectively. The incidence rate was higher among two-year olds (109/1,000) and male victims prevailed (60.7%). Other causes of injuries were the main subtype of external cause (61.0%), followed by events of undetermined intention (30.6%) and by transport-related injuries (7.5%). The head was the most affected body part (34.9%) and superficial injuries were the most frequent kind of trauma (32.4%). The results contribute to the planning of injury control and prevention actions.

Transportation accidents among children, adolescents and young people: epidemiological study Acidentes de transporte terrestre entre crianças, adolescentes e jovens: estudo epidemiológico

“…[21][22] Associated with behavior in traffic, another research carried out with the child and adolescent population points to a greater chance of road traffic accidents by motorcyclists on Sundays, Saturdays and Fridays due to the abuse of alcoholic beverages. 5 According to the 2 nd National Survey on alcohol and drugs conducted in 2006 and 2012, the onset of "drinking" is becoming more precocious and women are drinking more.…”

Occupational accidents among ambulance drivers in the emergency relief

“…As to other causes of OA, different types of assault correspond to five cases (26.33%), including three caused by bodily force (Y04) and two by other what is violent at work ends up being related not to work in itself, but to its organizational, technical and social structure (17) .…”

“…and violence have turned into important problems and stand out in health statistics, besides causing aftereffects and death (17) . Thus, the ED were assaulted in different ways by the users they attempted to attend.…”

Violência doméstica contra crianças: nível de conhecimento dos pais de crianças em escolas pública e privada

“…Isso significa que 18 mil crianças são agredidas por dia, 750 por hora e 12 por minuto (3) . Além disso, os óbitos por violência e acidentes (causas externas) ocupam o primeiro lugar na faixa etária entre cinco e 19 anos, o que significa que a violência mata mais que doenças infecciosas e parasitárias (5)(6)(7) .…”