Body parts affected in accidents at work: a population cross-sectional study in brazilian semi-arid municipalities
Biosci. j. (Online)
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38: e38059, Jan.-Dec. 2022. tab
Artículo
en Inglés
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| ID: biblio-1396543
ABSTRACT
Knowing the body parts affected in accidents at work is important to support managers and professionals in the sectors of work safety in the adoption of measures to promote health and prevent accidents. This study identifies the body parts affected in a work accident registered at the Reference Center for Occupational Health (CEREST) ââin Sobral, Ceará, Brazil. It is a cross-sectional study, carried out from the database of the Reference Center for Occupational Health in Sobral, Ceará, Brazil. Data were collected between March 2015 and February 2016, from notifications of occupational accidents from the National System of Notifiable Diseases (SINAN), referring to the period from 2009 to 2013, totaling 2,438 occurrences. There was accidents involving the hands (37.6%), upper limbs (15.4%), lower limbs (13.0%) and feet (10.9%) were the most frequent. Were observed a greater number of victims of occupational accidents among men (90.7%) in the age group of 20 to 59 years (85.6%). There is, in fact, a predominance of body parts involved in occupational accidents in the population, with emphasis on the hand, upper limb, lower limb and foot (p = 0.0001). The study showed workers' health promotion strategies should be encouraged in the workplace, as well as the guarantee of access and the correct use of personal protective equipment, for the prevention of risks, injuries and diseases, considering that accidents cause expenses for the State and losses for the victims.
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Asunto principal:
Accidentes de Trabajo
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Salud Laboral
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Enfermería del Trabajo
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Biosci. j. (Online)
Asunto de la revista:
Agricultura
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Disciplinas das Cincias Biol¢gicas
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Pesquisa Interdisciplinar
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Federal University of Ceará/BR
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Federal University of Rio Grande/BR
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UNINTA University Center/BR
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Vale do Acaraú State University/BR
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