title: [Hospitalizations due to external causes involving contact with animals in a general hospital in the interior of Bahia State, Brazil, 2009-2011].
abstract: to describe the characteristics of hospitalizations due to external causes involving contact with animals in a general hospital in the interior of Bahia State (BA), Brazil, from 2009 to 2011.
  
  
  
  this was a descriptive study using data on hospital admissions in Jequié-BA.
  
  
  
  there were 246 admissions owing to accidents involving contact with animals, especially venomous ones (83.3% snake venom, and 6.5% scorpion venom); most involved male victims (66.7%), the 20-59 year age group (50.4%), and people resident in rural areas (91.2%); most hospitalizations occurred during the night shift (39.0%) and on weekdays (69.1%); most cases had 1 to 3 day inpatient stays (50.8%), and 97.6% were subsequently discharged.
  
  
  
  snakebites and scorpion stings were the most frequent accidents and predominantly affected young men living in the rural area.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem e Saúde, Jequié-BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Érica Assunção
authors.initials: ÉA
authors.lastname: Carmo
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem e Saúde, Jequié-BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Adriana Alves
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Nery
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Departamento de Saúde I, Jequié-BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Cleber Souza de
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Jesus
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem e Saúde, Jequié-BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Cezar Augusto
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Casotti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D065008:Scorpion Stings / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult