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- Injuries and deaths from violence are a significant public health issue in Brazil, prompting a study of emergency department calls regarding violent incidents in several Brazilian cities.
- The study analyzed 4,406 cases from September to November 2014, focusing on the demographics of victims, the nature of the violence, and healthcare responses.
- Findings revealed that the majority of victims were young males (ages 20-39), predominantly black, with low education, and highlighted a need for improved collaborative efforts to enhance care and protection systems.
Article Abstract
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.
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