Hospitalizations work-related reported in the state of Bahia

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The occupational injuries (OI) and work related diseases known as unforeseen and unintentional facts are often avoidable. The OI and work related diseases can cause injuries and traumas with different magnitudes and repercussions for the worker. OBJECTIVE: to describe the characteristics of hospitalization due accidents workers-related in Bahia. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Quantitative, descriptive and vigilance study based on the notifications of hospitalization for occupational accidents in Bahia, during 2014. Data from the Information Technology Department of the Public Health Care System (DATASUS) were used, based on the Hospital Information System (SIH). The variables of interest used were: sociodemographic characteristics, list of causes (Internacional Classification of Diseases - ICD-10) of hospitalization, length of stay and deaths. RESULTS: It was found in the study that male workers had the highest internment index by 67.5% due to occupational injuries. Surveillance initiatives are necessary due to the hospitalization profile, which highlighted workers in production phase in the labor market between 18 to 35 years old and also adults between 36 to 59 years old presented both, indices equivalent to 39.6% each. The predominant profile of the victims was due to head trauma (30.9%). The notifications indicate the hospital length of stay was around 1 to 7 days (93.8%). Only 1.1% of the total of 1097 admitted died in 2014. CONCLUSION: Despite the data are underreported, the findings revealed an impressive number of hospitalizations due to serious OI compared to fatal OI.