Perfil de crianças e adolescentes atendidos em serviço de emergência por causas externas

Abstract

The objective of this study was to identify the profile of children and adolescents treated by external causes in an emergency service in a referral hospital for the northern region of Rio Grande do Sul. This is a quantitative, descriptive and retrospective study developed at the emergency service of a sentinel hospital in northern Rio Grande do Sul. The study participants were children and adolescents who were victims of external causes treated in the study setting. Data collection was performed through retrospective consultation of electronic medical records of the population segment from zero to eighteen years old, attended at the hospital Emergency Unit from June to December 2018. For data collection, a form was used. own, built on the definitions of the 10th Revision of the International Statistical Classification of Health-Related Diseases and Problems (ICD-10), belonging to chapter XX-External causes of morbidity and mortality, as well as clinical and sociodemographic variables. Data analysis followed the steps of simple descriptive statistical analysis. At all stages of the research development the ethical aspects were respected. During the period evaluated, there were 853 emergency attendances to children and adolescents. Of this total, 9% (n = 77) corresponded to events due to external causes, most of them male (63.6%) and in the adolescent age group (42.9%). Regarding the type of occurrence, accidents characterized the majority of attendances (71.4%). From the knowledge of the profile of external causes in children and adolescents treated at the institution, we sought to contribute to the understanding of the epidemiological profile, as well as the determinants, distribution and characteristics of aspects related to care and deaths of children and adolescents.