Panorama comparativo de intoxicação exógena entre o município de Pedro II e o estado do Piauí nos anos de 2017 a 2019

Abstract

Exogenous intoxication is the set of harmful effects represented by clinical or laboratory manifestations that reveal the organic imbalance produced by the interaction of one or more toxic agents with the biological system. This study aimed to identify the profile of individuals and the cause of exogenous intoxications in the municipality of Pedro II and in the State of Piauí in the period from 2017 to 2019, a study carried out using data from the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN), made available on the website of the Informatics Department of the Unified Health System DATASUS. The present research allowed the identification of a total of 5491 cases of poisoning in Piauí and 18 cases in the municipality of Pedro II, the year with the highest number of cases was 2019 with 1,965 cases. With the data, it was noticed a higher incidence of cases involving females compared to males, with numerical dominance in relation to the age group among people aged 15 to 39 years. Among the main toxic agents are medicines, household cleaning products and drug abuse. And the main reasons for the attempted suicide and accidents. The work made it possible to identify the similarity in the epidemiological profile of intoxications in the state of Piauí and in the city of Pedro II and the results found can contribute to the generation of actions and policies within the scope of health management, with the objective of reducing this problem in Piauí.