Abstract
Objective: The objective of the study is to analyze the epidemiological profile of projectile victims of firearm, white weapon and corporal aggressions attended in a general hospital of the state of a capital of the Brazilian Northeast in the period of 2011 to 2015. Methods: This was a ecological and retrospective study was carried out, by analyzing the medical records of patients treated at the hospital. The variables studied were hour, place, day and month of occurrence, locomotion to the hospital, age, sex, race / ethnicity, schooling, Glasgow coma scale, adopted behavior, affected body region and patient evolution. Results: 5035 were evaluated, 2984 of which were firearm projectiles, 1276 of a white weapon and 775 of body attacks. The most affected age group was 20 to 39 years old, predominantly male. The most injured body region was the abdomen, with projectile of firearm and white weapon, 24.0% and 28.1% respectively. They received a surgical approach of 84.7% and the case fatality rate was 5.8% for the white weapon. Conclusion: This study allowed to identify the existence of risk in the night shift, in addition to evidencing high rates of lethality. The importance of the debate on the theme in the search for minimization of the diseases is made visible.