Injuries caused by firearms treated at Brazilian urgent and emergency healthcare services

dc.creatorRibeiro, Adalgisa
dc.creatorMoreira de Sousa, Carlos Augusto
dc.creatorRamos de Souza, Edinilsa
dc.date2018-02-05T17:49:56Z
dc.date2018-02-05T17:49:56Z
dc.date2017
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-26T23:57:15Z
dc.date.available2023-09-26T23:57:15Z
dc.identifierRIBEIRO, 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.
dc.identifier1413-8123
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/24715
dc.identifier10.1590/1413-81232017229.16492017
dc.identifier1678-4561
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8895956
dc.descriptionThis 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.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherAssociação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva (ABRASCO)
dc.rightsopen access
dc.subjectArmas de Fogo
dc.subjectInquéritos Epidemiológicos
dc.subjectServiços Médicos de Emergência
dc.subjectFirearms
dc.subjectHealth Surveys
dc.subjectEmergency Medical Services
dc.subjectFirearms
dc.subjectHealth Surveys
dc.subjectEmergency Medical Services
dc.titleInjuries caused by firearms treated at Brazilian urgent and emergency healthcare services
dc.typeArticle


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