Traumas in women victims of violence: an analysis in Recife-PE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36489/nursing.2020v23i269p4703-4710Keywords:
Epidemiology, Gender-Based Violence, Wounds and Injuries, EmergenciesAbstract
Objective: To identify the main traumas in women victims of physical violence treated at a public hospital in the city of Recife/PE. Methods: Descriptive, quantitative and retrospective research, developed in a hospital in Recife / PE in the Medical and Statistical Archive Service sector. Data from 152 medical records were analyzed regarding the person, type of violence and trauma suffered. A questionnaire was prepared, and the data were analyzed in the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 23.0. Results: It was found that the average age of women was 31.82 years, 52.6% suffered physical violence / beatings; 45.4% suffered traumatic brain injury while 23.7% had polytrauma. Head trauma was the most frequent trauma among cases of physical violence / beatings (58.8%) (p-value: 0.001). Conclusion: In light of the results, it was found that the main traumatic injury resulting from violence was traumatic brain injury followed by polytrauma, affecting young women - 16 to 29 years old, mainly victims of physical violence / beatings.