Work-related injuries as cause of hospitalization

Authors

  • Rafaela Scheid
  • Mathina Alice Gressler
  • Débora Martins
  • Luciana Simon Fanfa
  • Suzane Beatriz Frantz Krug

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17058/reci.v2i3.2695

Abstract

Rationale and Objectives: To identify possible cases of hospitalization due to work-related accidents and injuries, establishing the profile of patients admitted to a teaching hospital in southern Brazil between 2008 and 2010. Method: A descriptive, retrospective documental study, of which data were collected from 40 medical records of patients admitted between January 2008 and December 2010. After data collection we conducted a search of work-related cases from the Workers’ Health Notification System (SIST). Results: Of the 40 reviewed records, only 1 (2.5%) contained a work-related accident record. In 45% of them, the information provided suggested an association between work and hospitalization. Among hospitalizations identified as work-related, 80% occurred with men and 89% of cases were discharged after improvement. One individual died and the outcome was not described in another record. Conclusion: The study showed the reality of not establishing a causal link between work and health problems of patients, resulting in the absence of investigation of work-related illnesses or accidents, which contributes to the panorama of injury underreporting. KEYWORDS: Workers’ Health. Hospitalization. Labor.

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Published

2012-07-04

How to Cite

Scheid, R., Gressler, M. A., Martins, D., Fanfa, L. S., & Krug, S. B. F. (2012). Work-related injuries as cause of hospitalization. Revista De Epidemiologia E Controle De Infecção, 2(3), 82-84. https://doi.org/10.17058/reci.v2i3.2695

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 3 (2012)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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