Prevalência de óbitos por silicose em trabalhadores de pedreiras de Pedra Lavrada -PB nos últimos cinco anos.

Abstract

In order to determine the prevalence of deaths from silicosis in workers in stone quarries in Pedra Lavrada - PB in the last five years, this research was the Secretariat of Health of that city. Data were collected through analysis of the entries of deaths in this establishment. The quantitative data analysis revealed three patients, all males, aged between 50-80 years who had silicosis as a morbid state that produced the direct cause of death, all working in quarries, although at the time of death had all is away from work due to the impairment of health. The data showed that a small number of deaths in the period studied, but it is known that the diagnosis of silicosis is permeated with difficulties due to lack of information of health professionals and their underreporting, which believe that the data presented below are from our reality.