title: [Treatment of childhood injuries and violence in public emergency services].
abstract: This study aimed to analyze the profile of treatment for accidents and violence involving children under 10 years of age in Brazil in the year 2011. This was a cross-sectional descriptive study in 71 emergency services in the Brazilian Unified National Health System (SUS), located in the national capital and 24 state capitals. Data were obtained from the Ministry of Health's system of sentinel surveillance services for Violence and Accidents (VIVA Survey). The highest proportion of injuries (67.4%) occurred inside the child's home. Among unintentional injuries, falls were the most frequent (52.4%), followed by running into objects or persons (21.8%) and traffic injuries (10.9%), especially as passengers (bicycles were an important means of transportation involved in the injuries). The vast majority of unintentional injuries are avoidable, and educational measures should be adopted, especially with parents, teachers, the community, and health workers, calling attention to the risks and the adoption of safe behaviors in the home, at school, and in leisure-time activities. Cases of violence are subject to mandatory reporting, and prompt measures should be taken to protect victims.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
authors.forename: Deborah Carvalho
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Malta
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, Brasil.
authors.forename: Márcio Denis Medeiros
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Mascarenhas
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, Brasil.
authors.forename: Alice Cristina Medeiros das
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Neves
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marta Alves da
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009313:National Health Programs; D014754:Violence / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology