Injúrias em crianças e adolescentes atendidas em unidade de pronto atendimento e em unidade hospitalar de Aracaju–SE

Abstract

The injury is defined as a physical damage in a human body. This may be intentional, violence or unintentional accidents. The injuries in children are a public health problem that requires urgent attention. Accidents and violence are one of the leading killers of children worldwide. The aim of this study is to describe the cases of injuries in children and adolescents registered in an Emergency Care Unit and hospital admissions of Aracaju-SE. This is a retrospective study and, in parallel, an assessment based on secondary data on admissions with a primary diagnosis of external causes in children and adolescents, occurred from September 2013 to February 2014, from the Hospital Information System (SIHD). 161 records from Desembargador Fernando Franco Emergency Care Unit and 154 hospital admissions were analyzed. The variables were age, sex, type of injury, place of occurrence, number of hospitalized days, outcome. There was a predominance of male children who suffered a mild trauma, staying a few days in hospital, the most frequent outcome hospital discharge. Children and adolescents are still very vulnerable to accidents and the home environment can be a place of protection or great risks to their safety.