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- Title
EPIDEMIOLOGIA DO TRAUMA EM ATENDIMENTOS DO SAMU NOVO HAMBURGO/RS NO PRIMEIRO TRIMESTRE DE 2015.
- Authors
Araujo da Silva, Acza Mirian; Mohd S. Shama, Solange Fatima
- Abstract
Trauma, an issue of epidemiological relevance within Brazilian and world scenario, is a main challenge to public health and health management. Current epidemiological and documental study comprises 444 trauma attendance sheets performed by the SAMU in Novo Hamburgo, Brazil, during the first three months of 2015, to determine motives of occurrence and their co-relationships with clinical and epidemiological variables. Data showed that Collision, followed by Fall and Run-Over, were the main motive of the trauma. Variables related to life support, outcome, time, days and sites were characterized. Results show the importance for the establishment of further studies on trauma in the municipality and the strategic activities from indicators that foreground management and contribute towards the improvement of health care.
- Publication
Saúde e Pesquisa, 2017, Vol 10, Issue 3, p539
- ISSN
1983-1870
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.177651/1983-1870.2017