PROFILE OF PATIENTS WHO WERE VICTIMS OF MULTIPLE TRAUMA TREATED AT A PUBLIC HOSPITAL IN THE WESTERN REGION OF PARÁ – BRAZIL

Abstract

In Brazil, polytrauma is considered a serious health problem, which causes personal, social and economic consequences, generating an increase in spending on traumatic emergency services, rehabilitation and care. The objective of this study was to characterize the admission profile of patients with multiple trauma treated at a public hospital in the western region of the state of Pará. This is an epidemiological, descriptive research, with a quantitative approach through secondary data, from December 2017 to December 2021. In view of this, this research presents 1056 patients diagnosed as multiple trauma, where the ICD "Fractures involving multiple regions of a lower limb" was recorded in 55.02% of the sample, with an age group over 60 years, with a prevalence of males with 62.1% coming from the municipality of Santarém-PA, with secondary causes as "Falls without specification" with 58.3% of the occurrences,  and in relation to the seasonal period, in this study the highest numbers were identified in September 2021, with a total of 57 records. Regarding the profile of the patients in the primary ICD T06.0, the male gender was predominant, followed by an age group over 60 years, coming from the municipality of Santarém-PA. As for the most common cause of polytrauma, we found "unspecified falls", contrasting with data that point to traffic accidents as the main cause of polytrauma. It was also found that the victims of multiple traumas had a very small sample for the primary ICD T06.0, with the majority coming from Santarém-PA. Thus, greater epidemiological control of this ICD is necessary to reduce possible underreporting.