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Mortalidad pediátrica por lesiones no intencionales en La Habana. 2003-2012 Mortalidad pediátrica por lesiones no intencionales en La Habana. 2003-2012Introducción: los accidentes o lesiones no intencionales representan un problema de salud mundial. La población pediátrica es aún más vulnerable. Objetivo: describir las causas de mortalidad ocurridas por lesiones no intencionales en menores de 15 años en La Habana entre 2003 y 2012. Material y Método: se realizó un estudio descriptivo de 216 defunciones por accidentes ocurridas durante 2003 a 2012 en edades de 0-14 años, según datos ofrecidos por el Departamento de Estadísticas de la Dirección Provincial de Salud. Las variables estudiadas fueron: año, edad, sexo, municipio de residencia y tipos de accidentes, según la Clasificación Internacional de Enfermedades. Se estimaron porcentajes, se elaboraron tablas y figuras mediante el programa XLSTAT y se calculó la tasa x 100, 000 habitantes.Resultados: la mortalidad mostró tasas decrecientes de 0,92 y 0,76 en 2003 a 0,68 y 0,25 en 2012 según el sexo masculino y femenino, respectivamente. Las causas que mostraron mayor frecuencia resultaron ser: tránsito 41,2%, ahogamientos 24%, asfixia 6,4% e intoxicación 5,5%. Los adolescentes, escolares y pre-escolares como peatones fallecieron en mayor proporción por accidentalidad vial. Los ahogamientos ocurrieron en su mayoría en escolares (40,3%) y pre-escolares (30,7%) en piscinas y mar, ambos con 19,2%,y lugares sin seguridad acuática (26,9%). La intoxicación mostró igual proporción en adolescentes y pre-escolares (46,1%); la asfixia en lactantes alcanzó 84,6%. Los accidentes de tránsito y ahogamientos exhibieron mayores defunciones en el municipio Boyeros. Conclusiones: la mortalidad por accidentes aun representa un problema cardinal de salud en pediatría.Palabras clave: accidentes, mortalidad, prevención, ahogamiento, epidemiología, atención primaria de salud.ABSTRACTIntroduction: unintentional accidents and injuries mean a world health problem, and turn out to be the first pediatric cause of death. Objective: to describe the epidemiologic behavior of pediatric mortality due to unintentional accidents and injuries in Havana. Material and Methods: a descriptive and retrospective study about 216 deaths by this cause that did occurs between 2003-2012, in ages from 0-14 years old, according to data offered by the statistic department of the provincial health headquarters, and the variables studied were: year, age, sex, municipality, drowning sites, and kinds according to the international classification of diseases X edition. The percentage method was used; tables and graphs were made by means of the program XLSTAT, the rates were calculated x 100 000 inhabitants. Results: decreasing death rates in the decade from 0, 92 and 0, 76 (2003) to 0, 68 y 0, 25 (2012) in males and females respectively. The most frequent causes were: traffic (41,2%), drowning (24%), suffocation (6,4%), and intoxication (5,5%). The adolescents and schoolmate pedestrian died in more proportion for traffic accidents. The drowning, happening mostly in school (40,3%) and pre-school (30,7%) in pools and sea both with 19,2% and places without security aquatic 26,9%.  The intoxication showed up same proportion in adolescent and pre-school with 46,1% and the asphyxia in nurslings with 84,6%. The traffic accidents and drowning showed bigger deaths in the municipality Boyeros. Conclusions: Mortality due to accidents still turns out to be a cardinal health problem in pediatric ages Key words: accidents, child mortality, prevention, Immersion accident; epidemiology, primary care.

Objetivo: describir las causas de mortalidad ocurridas por lesiones no intencionales en menores de 15 años en La Habana entre 2003 y 2012. Material y Método: se realizó un estudio descriptivo de 216 defunciones por accidentes ocurridas durante 2003 a 201... see more

Background The symptom of fatigue is one of the top five most frequently presented health complaints in primary care, yet it remains underexplored in the Canadian primary care context.Objective The objective of this study was to examine the prev... see more

Objective To review the key issues related to the design and implementation of an electronic health record (EHR) system in urban primary health care (PHC) practice in Cameroon.Methodology The goal of the project was to assess EHR as a tool to improve prov... see more

Background The symptom of fatigue is one of the top five most frequently presented health complaints in primary care, yet it remains underexplored in the Canadian primary care context.Objective The objective of this study was to examine the prev... see more

Objective To review the key issues related to the design and implementation of an electronic health record (EHR) system in urban primary health care (PHC) practice in Cameroon.Methodology The goal of the project was to assess EHR as a tool to improve prov... see more

Background The symptom of fatigue is one of the top five most frequently presented health complaints in primary care, yet it remains underexplored in the Canadian primary care context.Objective The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence and... see more

Objective To review the key issues related to the design and implementation of an electronic health record (EHR) system in urban primary health care (PHC) practice in Cameroon.Methodology The goal of the project was to assess EHR as a tool to improve prov... see more

Background This is a study of the relationships between common reasons for encounter and common diagnoses (episode titles) within episodes of care in family practice populations in four countries.Method Participating family doctors recorded details of all... see more

Background Primary care (PC) in Sweden provides ambulatory and home health care outside hospitals. Within the County Council of Stockholm, coding of diagnoses in PC is mandatory and is done by general practitioners (GPs) using a Swedish primary care versi... see more

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