Background. Victims of motor vehicle accidents may suffer multiple lesions, including maxillofacial injuries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with head, facial, and maxillofacial injuries in child and adolescent victims of automobile accidents. A cross-sectional study was carried out with analysis of forensic medical reports from the Legal Medical Institute of Campina Grande, Brazil, between January 2008 and December 2011. Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis was conducted using the chi-square test (α = 0.05). From 1613 medical reports analyzed, the sample is composed 232 (14.4%) reports referring to child and adolescent victims of automobile accidents aged 0–19 years of both sexes. Victims were mostly adolescents aged from 15 to 19 years (64.2%), males (73.7%), and motorcyclists (51.3%). More than half of the victims had single lesions (54.3%) located in the head (20.7%) and face (21.6%). Head injuries occurred more frequently in children aged 0–4 years (53.8%, PR = 5.065, 95% CI = 1.617–5.870) and pedestrians (30.4%, PR = 2.039, 95% CI = 1.024–4.061), while facial and maxillofacial injuries occurred in higher proportion among females (31.1%, PR = 0.489, 95% CI = 0.251–0.954). Our findings suggest that accidents involving motorcyclists are the most prevalent, affecting male adolescents aged from 15 to 19 years, resulting in a high frequency of injuries in the head and face regions.

Drowning is one of the accidents with the greatest impact on health. The objective of this paper was to analyze drowning deaths involving children up to four years of age in Campina Grande, Brazil. A cross-sectional study was developed using secondary data, carried out at the Forensic Medicine Unit. All autopsy reports of children 0-4 years of age, victims of drowning in the period from 2008 to 2011 were evaluated. Data referring to the year of occurrence, victims’ gender and age, time of day, day of week and place of occurrence were collected. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics (frequency distribution). Ninety-three cases of fatal drowning were identified, of which 20 (21.5%) involved children under four years of age. Most victims were male (80%), aged one year (35%). The accidents occurred predominantly during the day (85%), mostly at home (75%). The drowning victims were mostly boys in the first year of life and most cases of drowning occurred at their homes.

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A vivência do estágio supervisionado proporciona ao acadêmico de enfermagem o desenvolvimento de diferentes habilidades e competências imprescindíveis à sua formação. Objetivo: Compartilhar as experiências vividas na clínica médica masculina, visto ter sido uma ocasião de amplo incremento aos alunos a vivência nesse serviço. Metodologia: Trata-se de um relato de experiência, vivenciado por discentes do

Relatar a vivência de acadêmicas de enfermagem no setor de oncopediatria, ressaltando a importância de atividades lúdicas com crianças hospitalizadas. Percurso Metodológico: Trata-se de um estudo descritivo do tipo relato de experiência, realizado em um hospital universitário, por meio das estudantes do 10º período de enfermagem durante a disciplina de estágio supervisionado II. Resultados e Discussão: A experiência se deu no setor da oncopediatria do Hospital Alcides Carneiro em Campina Grande-PB, no qual foram realizadas atividades lúdicas com as crianças hospitalizadas, para que estas adquirissem uma maior confiança nos profissionais e consequentemente uma melhor resposta ao tratamento. Considerações Finais: Percebemos que existem problemas estruturais no referido hospital para que as realizações destas atividades sejam mais apropriadas, porém estes não podem atrapalhar estas realizações, pois observamos que as respostas das crianças frente a essas ações melhoram o quadro clínico, ajudando durante o tratamento e especialmente a qualidade de vida destas crianças. Tornando a hospitalização menos traumática.