VICTIMS OF ATTACKS WITH EDGED AND BLUNT WEAPONS: THE PICTURE DRAWN BY DEMAND AT AN EMERGENCY UNIT

• Main Authors: Júlio César Batista Santana (Author), Bianca Santana Dutra (Author), Juliana Alves Viana (Author), Lidiane Sales Vieira (Author), Cecília Maria Lima Cardoso (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2012-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aimed to establish from care records the epidemiological characteristics of 105 victims of edged/blunt weapon attacks who were attended by an ambulance unit in a town in the state of Minas Gerais, in the period 2006 - 2008. The victims were predominantly men, aged between 21 and 40 years;...