PERFIL DAS INTOXICAÇÕES MEDICAMENTOSAS NA REGIÃO NORDESTE ENTRE OS ANOS DE 2014 A 2017
PERFIL DAS INTOXICAÇÕES MEDICAMENTOSAS NA REGIÃO NORDESTE ENTRE OS ANOS DE 2014 A 2017
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DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.2522402015
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Palavras-chave: Intoxicação medicamentosa, SINITOX, Epidemiologia, Nordeste
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Keywords: Drug poisoning, SINITOX, Epidemiology, Northeast
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Abstract: The introduction of medicines into society brought, in addition to its positive impacts, negative issues, such as the development of poisonings that are frequently highlighted in the national territory. This problem encourages exploratory research on the extent of these drug poisonings with a view to guiding public policies. Therefore, the present work aims to carry out a survey and epidemiological analysis of cases of drug poisoning registered in the Northeast region reported by SINITOX in the period from 2014 to 2017. During this period, a total of 6804 cases of drug poisoning were reported, starting from 1736 cases in 2014, reaching a peak in 2016, with 2459 registered cases and falling in 2017 to 670 cases. The groups identified as most vulnerable were children aged 1 to 4 years and adults aged 20 to 29 years, mainly females involved in poisoning from suicide attempts. The construction of this epidemiological profile proves to be an important instrument in helping to direct health promotion, prevention, protection and recovery actions, seeking to indicate the points most in need of intervention in the system, thus aiming to minimize the appearance of new cases in the region.
- Rodrigo Ribeiro Alves Caiana
- Francisco Carlos de Medeiros Filho
- Yasmim dos Santos Alves
- Jaqueline Ferreira Ramos
- Rayane de Oliveira Silva
- Juliano Carlo Rufino de Freitas