@article{ref1,
title="Descriptive study of the profiles of victims of firearm projectile injuries and healthcare costs in a hospital in the Viva Sentinela Network",
journal="Epidemiologia e serviços de saúde : revista do Sistema Unico de Saúde do Brasil",
year="2016",
author="Maciel, Paulo Roberto and Souza, Marta Rovery de and Rosso, Claci Fátima Weirich",
volume="25",
number="3",
pages="607-616",
abstract="OBJECTIVE:: to describe the profile of victims with injuries caused by firearm projectiles and the cost of treatment at a referral hospital in Midwestern Brazil belonging to the Viva Sentinela Network. <br><br>METHODS:: a descriptive study with convenience samplie was conducted from January to March 2013; data sources were interviews, patients' medical records, and the hospital statistics department. <br><br>RESULTS:: the 150 victims who participated were predominantly male (94.7%), young (67.3%), and drug/alcohol users (80.0%); the main reason of these incidents was drug trafficking/drug debt (45.3%); average health care costs were R$1,291.93 per case. <br><br>CONCLUSION:: the majority of victims were young male users of alcohol/drugs, and involvement with trafficking was the most frequent reason for victimization; average health care costs for these patients were high.<p /> <p>Language: pt</p>",
language="pt",
issn="1679-4974",
doi="10.5123/S1679-49742016000300016",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742016000300016"
}