Caracterização de casos de violência interpessoal e autoprovocadas, atendidos em emergência hospitalar

Abstract

Violence in Brazil is one of the main causes of emergency are in hospitals. For this reason, the objective of this study was to describe the incidence and profile of victims of violence seen in emergency services in the city of Passo Fundo, RS. This is a census of patients who suffered inter personal / self-harm and who received care at the emergency units between January 2013 and December 2017. Data from the notification forms were obtained from the Municipal Health Surveillance. The victims were characterized and the distribution of the most frequent types of violence was verified, as well as the annual incidence calculation. Of the 4,686 cases, there was a predominance of females, aged between 20 and 59 years, white skin color, incomplete elementary school and absence of spouse. Most occurred at home, the predominant type of violence was physical and as the main means of aggression was recorded the body force / beatings. The description of the main characteristics of this population group contributes to health promotion and the development of primary prevention, aiming to minimize the occurrence of cases of violence.