[Descriptive study of the profiles of victims of firearm projectile injuries and healthcare costs in a hospital in the Viva Sentinela Network]. / Estudo descritivo do perfil das vítimas com ferimentos por projéteis de arma de fogo e dos custos assistenciais em um hospital da Rede Viva Sentinela.
Epidemiol Serv Saude
; 25(3): 607-616, 2016.
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OBJECTIVE: to describe the profile of victims with injuries caused by firearm projectiles and the cost of treatment at a referral hospital in Midwestern Brazil belonging to the Viva Sentinela Network. METHODS: a descriptive study with convenience samplie was conducted from January to March 2013; data sources were interviews, patients' medical records, and the hospital statistics department. RESULTS: the 150 victims who participated were predominantly male (94.7%), young (67.3%), and drug/alcohol users (80.0%); the main reason of these incidents was drug trafficking/drug debt (45.3%); average health care costs were R$1,291.93 per case. CONCLUSION: the majority of victims were young male users of alcohol/drugs, and involvement with trafficking was the most frequent reason for victimization; average health care costs for these patients were high.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ferimentos por Arma de Fogo
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Custos de Cuidados de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Epidemiol Serv Saude
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil