Estudo epidemiológico dos atendimentos por agressão física, por armas branca e de fogo realizados pelo SAMU de Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, no período de janeiro de 2006 a dezembro de 2011

Abstract

The trauma is growing concern in the health sector, notably as a cause of morbidity and mortality. Amid the biggest influx of victims, it is necessary to coordinate efforts to develop preventive, therapeutic and propedeutics ducts, being necessary epidemiological information. The objective of studying the epidemiological profile of physical aggressions and white and fire weapons from the database of the SAMU of Juiz de Fora – MG, between January 2006 and December 2011. The variables were sex, age group, mortality, place of occurrence, days of the week and the time of the assaults. The 72,897 reports, 1,913 understood the group studied. Physical aggression was the trauma mechanism in 1,198 (62.2%) patients, aggression by melee weapon in 433 (22.6%) and fire in 282 (14.7%). Predominated the age group of 15 years to 29 years (48.34%), followed by 30 years of 44 years (31.71%). Most of the victims were men (82.17%). Prehospital mortality was 6.4% (122 deaths), mainly due to firearms (56.6%). The Northern regions (22.42%), Centre (20,2%) and East (19.85%) answered by most attendances. The Northern regions and East were most often related to the use of firearms (33.84% and 24.71%) and white (23.1% and 17.77%). The Centre exceeded when the mechanism was physical aggression (24.24%, 19.41 percent and 19.32%, respectively). Occurrences predominated on weekends (60.24%), between 6:0 pm and 6:0 (63.13%). When white and fire weapons were employed, the events have prevailed between 12:01 and 12:0 am. it was concluded that young men are the main of interpersonal violence in the city, being physical aggression your main form. The mortality related with the use of a firearm. Three regions concentrate occurrences, except when physical aggression was employed. The attendances were more frequent on the weekends and at night.