Introduction: Violent trauma and car accidents result in deaths of more than 2.5 million people a year worldwide. Objective: This study aimed to identify the epidemiological profile of trauma victims admitted and hospitalized in a hospital of reference. Method: This is a retrospective study with a quantitative approach, performed at Patos Regional Hospital-Paraíba. The sample consisted of 179 medical records of inpatients by trauma in the period from August to December 2014. The data were submitted to statistical and descriptive analyzes, and the results presented in graphs and tables. Results: It was observed that the trauma predominates in male individuals (61%), older than 40 years (52%), agricultural workers (28%), despite the accidents occur mostly in urban areas (77%) with large plot admitted after trauma to extremities, skull and face. It showed a higher number of incidents in October (47%), featuring the Monday (20%), with the highest number of admissions and hospitalization, usually including the night hours from 18:01 to 24.00 (40%). Thus, we see the need to invest in prevention policies directed at this particular profile, in order to develop targeted and effective strategies that can reduce the number of incidents, and consequently the number of deaths and permanent sequel.

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Introduction: Patients with chronic renal disease treated by haemodialysis experience various changes in their daily lives, which they and their families need to adapt to and cope with.Objective: To analyse the nursing care of patients with chronic renal failure on haemodialysis who experience clinical complications. Method:A descriptive, exploratory study was conducted, using a quantitative approach. Data collection was performed using a sample of 73 patients at the Hemodialysis Center located at city of Patos-PB. The sample comprised 73 patients.Results: 27 (37.0%) were female, aged between 20 and 88 years old.It was found that employees are 49.3% of respondents, in consonance to farmers with 31.5%. The most common complications were weakness (76.7%), headache (46.6%), cramp (43.8%) and pain (32.9%). Conclusion:The trusting relationship between professionals and patients is paramount, because helps to improve adherence to treatment and, consequently, the reduction of complications; furthermore, educational and preventive actions are facilitated.

Background: Automobile accidents are increasing every day and are becoming a serious public health problem due to the high morbidity and mortality rate. The goal of the current study was to characterise the traffic accidents attended by the Mobile Emergency Care Service (MECS) in Ibiara, PB.Methods: This exploratory, descriptive, documentary study adopted a quantitative approach and analysis of data. The population consisted of all victims of traffic accidents attended by MECS in the city of Ibiara, PB, from June 2015 to June 2016. The following variables were studied: age, gender, time and day of the week the accident occurred, nature of the incident, substance ingested by the victim, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) or not, the anatomical lesions on the victim and the body regions hit during the accident. Results:The sample consisted of 49 accident victims, and the majority (81.6%) were male, predominately 30 to 59 years. Events occurring at night (63.3%) and during the week (65.3%) predominated. The most frequent type of accident was motorcycle fall (71.4%), with almost half having consumed alcohol (46.9%) and most not wearing PPE (77.6%). The regions of the body most affected were the lower limbs (67.3%) and upper limbs (53.1%). Conclusion:The main factor/cause of these accidents was due to imprudence and violation of traffic laws, highlighting the need to invest

Introduction: The Ministry of Health has provided for the girls population aged nine to 13 years, the quadrivalent vaccine against Human Papillomavirus as a preventive measure for cancer of the cervix, with the initial proposal to achieve 80% of this population.Objective: To analyze the vaccine coverage and the perspective of the target population about the vaccine against the Human Papillomavirus. Methods:This was a quantitative and qualitative field research in descriptive character, conducted through the Information System of the National Program for Immunization and with a sample of 86 adolescents in the city of São José do Egito/PE/BR. Results:The vaccination coverage showed a reduction in sequence of the vaccination schedules of 19.53% in the first phase of the campaign and of 24.07% in the second phase. It was also noted that lack accurate information for more than 50% of respondents, 15.11% had local and/or systemic reactions and 89,53% of them expect positive results with the vaccine against the Human Papillomavirus. Analysis of Vaccination IntroductionCurrently, through the National Immunization Program -NIP, Brazil has a basic schedule free vaccination that caters to children, adolescents, pregnant women, adult, elderly, indigenous and even groups with special conditions, offered in Immunobiology Special centers -CRIES, offering more than 20 types of biopharmaceuticals, being a great ally of public health actions and the basis for the prevention of immunopreventable diseases [1][2][3]. Among these diseases, infection with Human Papillomavirus -HPV, has shown high prevalence among Sexually Transmitted Infections -STI worldwide. Factor associated with the development of cervical cancer and other cancers, HPV has been responsible for the death of thousands of women [4][5][6]. The development of HPV infection may be transient and not clinically detectable, however, can cause warts and a variety of anogenital premalignant and malignant lesions to cancer of the cervix in women and penis cancer in men [6,7].In 2006, aimed the preventing, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), american agency that regulates food and drugs, approved the quadrivalent prophylactic vaccine for HPV 6, 11, 16 and 18, increasing the actions against cervical cancer [8][9]. In the same year, the National Health Surveillance Agency -ANVISA, regulated the sale of quadrivalent vaccine in Brazil [4,9].It is estimated that in Brazil only in 2014, according to the National Cancer Institute -INCA, 15,590 new cases of cervical cancer were diagnosed [8]. Given this focus, the Ministry of Health -MS, introduced the vaccine in the National Immunization Schedule, providing a significant increase in the perspective of prevention of cervical cancer, in conjunction with the screening actions existing in care programs for woman health. Initially, the vaccine was available to a population made up of girls from 11 to 13 years, with a proposal to achieve up to 80% of the target audience [10,11]. When performing campaigns, the MS defines strate...