Luz Tatiana Chama Borges, Malta Deborah Carvalho, Sá Naíza Nayla Bandeira de, Silva Marta Maria Alves da, Lima-Costa Maria Fernanda
Núcleo de Estudos em Saúde Pública e Envelhecimento, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Augusto de Lima 1715, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Cad Saude Publica. 2011 Nov;27(11):2135-42. doi: 10.1590/s0102-311x2011001100007.
Data from the Brazilian Surveillance System for Violence and Accidents (VIVA) in 2009 were used to examine socio-demographic characteristics, outcomes, and types of accidents and violence treated at 74 sentinel emergency services in 23 Brazilian State capitals and the Federal District. The analysis included 25,201 individuals aged > 20 years (10.1% > 60 years); 89.3% were victims of accidents and 11.9% victims of violence. Hospitalization was the outcome in 11.1% of cases. Compared to the general population, there were more men and non-white individuals among victims of accidents, and especially among victims of violence. As compared to younger adults (20-59 years), accidents and violence against elderly victims showed less association with alcohol, a higher proportion of domestic incidents, more falls and pedestrian accidents, and aggression by family members. Policies for the prevention of accidents and violence should consider the characteristics of these events in the older population.
2009年巴西暴力与事故监测系统（VIVA）的数据被用于研究巴西23个州首府和联邦区74个定点急救服务机构所处理的事故及暴力事件的社会人口学特征、结局和类型。分析纳入了25201名年龄大于20岁的个体（10.1%年龄大于60岁）；89.3%为事故受害者，11.9%为暴力受害者。11.1%的病例结局为住院治疗。与普通人群相比，事故受害者中男性和非白人更多，暴力受害者中尤其如此。与年轻成年人（20 - 59岁）相比，针对老年受害者的事故和暴力与酒精的关联较少，家庭事件比例更高，跌倒和行人事故更多，且存在家庭成员的攻击行为。预防事故和暴力的政策应考虑老年人群中这些事件的特征。
