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• Márcio Dênis Medeiros Mascarenhas - Mascarenhas MDM - Teresina, Piauí - Coordenação Geral de Vigilância de Doenças e Agravos Não Transmissíveis (CGDANT), SVS, MS, Brasília-DF - <mdm.mascarenhas@gmail.com>

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Abstract:

In 2006, the Brazilian Ministry of Health established the Injury Surveillance System Network in Sentinel Services (Rede VIVA) to describe data on injuries victims treated at emergency departments (ED), especially the minor injuries which do not cause deaths and hospitalization. This study describes the characteristics of unintentional injuries victims treated in these EDs. It is a transversal descriptive study and the data come from EDs located in 35 municipalities with highest injury rates. The data were collected for 30 consecutive days in alternated 12 hour shift. There were a total of 41,677 patients with unintentional injuries, mainly among males (64.8%), people aged 20 to 29 years (23.0%) and low educated (45.8%). Falls were the main cause (40.1% overall), followed by transport related injuries (26.6% overall). The more frequent place of occurrence were public streets (36.3% overall) and residences (33.6% overall). The body parts more affected were upper members (42.7%), lower members (42.0%) and head/face (29.2%). The injury surveillance in sentinel services allows collecting timeless data about minor cases which is essential for planning and implementing preventive measures.
Key words: Accidents, Violence, Injuries, External causes, Sentinel surveillance

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