Prevalência de acidentes de trabalho graves em idosos no município de Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul: evolução dos casos

Abstract

Introduction: Accidents at work are considered the main cause of aggravation to workers’ health, causing great impact on productivity and suffering for society, resulting in high social and economic costs. Objective: To investigate the prevalence of reported cases of serious work-related accidents according to sex and age in the elderly in the city of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, describing the evolution of the cases. Methodology: Descriptive research using secondary data from a public research source of Datasus in the “Severe work accident” option. In “Line” the “Notification City” was selected, in “Column” the “Age group” and in “Content” the “Frequency”. As “Available periods”, the years 2012 to 2017 were selected in isolation. In the “Age group” the items “60 to 69 years”, “70 to 79 years” and “80 years and over” were selected. In “Municipality of notification” was selected the city of “Santa Maria”. In the “Sex” table, the “Feminine”, “Male”, “Ignored” and “Blank” items were selected in isolation. In “Evolving case” the items “Ignored / Blank”, “Cure”, “Temporary disability”, “Permanent partial disability”, “Permanent total disability”, “Death by accident”, “Death by other causes” and “Other “All these items being selected in isolation. Results: 66 cases of occupational accidents were found in the elderly. Of these, 61 were in men and a higher prevalence was observed among 60-69 year olds (58). Regarding the evolution of the case, 49 presented temporary incapacity and 3 died due to the work accident. Conclusion: There is a higher prevalence of reported cases of serious work-related accidents in the age group of 60 to 69 years, male sex and the temporary incapacity caused by the accident. It is hoped that with this data one will have a greater knowledge about the accidents and their injuries and if possible to elaborate actions to avoid them.