Epidemiological profile of care for violence in public urgency and emergency services in Brazilian capital, Viva 2014

• Published in: Ciência & saude coletiva Vol. 22; no. 9; pp. 2811 - 2823
• Main Authors: Souto, Rayone Moreira Costa Veloso, Barufaldi, Laura Augusta, Nico, Lucélia Silva, Freitas, Mariana Gonçalves de
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese; Spanish
• Published: Brazil Associacao Brasileira de Pos-Graduacao em Saude Coletiva - ABRASCO 01-09-2017
• Subjects: Accidents - statistics & numerical data; Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aggression; Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology; Brazil - epidemiology; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Emergency Medical Services - statistics & numerical data; Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data; Female; Firearms - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Public Health; Sex Factors; Violence - statistics & numerical data; Young Adult; Estados Unidos
• ISSN: 1413-8123; 1678-4561
• DOI: 10.1590/1413-81232017229.13342017

Injuries and deaths resulting from violence constitute a major public health problem in Brazil. The article aims to describe the profile of calls for violence in emergency departments and emergency Brazilian capitals. This is a descriptive study of Violence and Accident Surveillance System (VIVA), carried out in public emergencies Brazilian cities, from September to November 2014, a total of 4406 calls for aggression. We considered the following categories of analysis: 1) sociodemographic characteristics (gender, age, race / skin color, education, place of residence, vulnerability, alcohol intake); 2) Event feature (probable author, nature and means of aggression); and characteristics of care (getting to the hospital, prior service, evolution). Of the total calls for violence (n = 4406), the highest prevalence was among young people 20-39 years (50.2%), male, black and low education. As for the event characteristics it stands out that 87.8% were physical assaults; 46.3% cut/laceration and 13.7% involved a firearm. The results point to the need to strengthen intersectoral actions to expand the network of care and protection.