Prevalência de silicose em trabalhadores de pedreiras atendidos no Hospital Municipal de Pedra Lavrada Antônio Bezerra Cabral nos últimos cinco anos – prevalência de silicose em trabalhadores de pedreiras de Pedra Lavrada, PB nos últimos cinco anos.

Abstract

This study aims to determine the overall prevalence of documented cases of silicosis in the Antônio Bezerra Cabral Municipal Hospital from Pedra Lavrada, PB in the past five years and also the analysis of records of deaths of this hospital in the Department of Health. The result of the research presented a live patient, male, 42 years old, known carrier of silicosis about seven years, employed in quarries for 32 years, which represents a long period of exposure to silica. It was also found two deaths by silicosis, both males, aged between 50-80 years old, both workers of quarries. From these data, it is concluded that the silicosis remains a prevalent disease and it generates large costs due to its complications, which is avoidable if there is preventive actions and projects to raise awareness to the risk of illness by silicosis is reduced or even even absent.