Author | Ribeiro, Adalgisa | |
Author | Moreira de Sousa, Carlos Augusto | |
Author | Ramos de Souza, Edinilsa | |
Access date | 2018-02-05T17:49:56Z | |
Available date | 2018-02-05T17:49:56Z | |
Document date | 2017 | |
Citation | RIBEIRO, Adalgisa Peixoto; SOUZA, Edinilsa Ramos de; SOUSA, Carlos Augusto Moreira de. Injuries caused by firearms treated at Brazilian urgent and emergency healthcare services. Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, v. 22, n. 9, p. 2851-2860, 2017. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 1413-8123 | pt_BR |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/24715 | |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Publisher | Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva (ABRASCO) | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Armas de Fogo | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Inquéritos Epidemiológicos | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Serviços Médicos de Emergência | pt_BR |
Title | Injuries caused by firearms treated at Brazilian urgent and emergency healthcare services | pt_BR |
Type | Article | pt_BR |
DOI | 10.1590/1413-81232017229.16492017 | |
Abstract | This paper analyzes the medical care given at Brazilian urgent and emergency healthcare services to people injured by firearms in 2014. A cross-sectional study was carried out on care given to patients with firearms injuries in 24 capital cities of Brazilian states and in the Brazilian Federal District, included in the VIVA Survey. Simple and relative frequencies of the variables related to the patients and to the event were calculated, and a logistic model for complex samples was applied adopting care for firearms injuries patients as outcome. The results show the following percentages of care events as caused by firearms: 0.7% for the category ‘other accidents (other than transport-related accidents)’, 1.5% for self-inflicted injuries, 15.9% for injuries due to assault, and 65.1% of cases arising from legal intervention. The care given was predominantly to young male adults (age 20-39), of mixed race and with a low level of schooling. The most common injuries were: to arms and legs; and to multiple organs. The paper concludes by discussing the efforts to control firearms held by the public in Brazil, and how they can lead to severe and lethal outcomes in quarrels and interpersonal disputes. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Departamento de Estudos sobre Violência e Saúde Jorge Careli. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Departamento de Estudos sobre Violência e Saúde Jorge Careli. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Departamento de Estudos sobre Violência e Saúde Jorge Careli. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil | pt_BR |
Subject | Firearms | pt_BR |
Subject | Health Surveys | pt_BR |
Subject | Emergency Medical Services | pt_BR |
DeCS | Firearms | pt_BR |
DeCS | Health Surveys | pt_BR |
DeCS | Emergency Medical Services | pt_BR |
e-ISSN | 1678-4561 | |