Profile of cases due to burn attended in emergency care units in Brazilian capitals in 2017

ABSTRACT:

Objectives:

To describe the profile of burn victims attended in emergency services and to identify associations between the variables investigated.

Methods:

Cross-sectional study based on data from the 2017 survey “Surveillance of violence and accidents in emergency units”. We used descriptive analysis, according to demographic characteristics and aspects related to the burn injury, as well as the correspondence analysis technique, which allowed to verify possible associations between the variables investigated.

Results:

Burns were more frequent: in adults aged between 20 and 39 years (40.7%); in men (57.0%); in the household (67.7%); due to hot substances (52.0%). Household accidents were more frequent in the age group 0-15 years (92.0%) and elderly (84.4%), and in women (81.6%). Accidents in commerce, services and industry affected individuals aged 16 to 59 years (73.6%). Referral to other hospitals was associated with cases in the elderly and hospitalization with the cases in individuals aged between 0 and 15 years old. Events in the working age population were associated with alcohol use and the workplace. Among women, it is suggested to associate burn accidents with household and hot substances.

Conclusions:

The results point to the need for oriented actions in the field of health education, as well as labor regulation and supervision.

Keywords:
Burns; Hospital Emergency Service; Unified Health System; Epidemiological Monitoring; Health Surveys