Abstract

Los accidentes ofídicos son un problema de salud pública en nuestro país, considerando su estrecha relación con la actividad agrícola, principal fuente de ingreso para la población pobre. El objetivo es analizar los factores de riesgo relacionados con las complicaciones que causan morbimortalidad por accidente ofídico bothropicos, por sexo, edad, raza, area geografica del evento, zona demografica, hora de ocurrencia, localizacion anatomica mas frecuente de la mordedura. | ABSTRACT: Ophidians accidents are a public health problem in our country, whereas its close relationship with agricultural activity, main source of income for the poor. The objective is to scan the risk factors associated with complications causing morbidity and mortality accidentally Ophidian bothrópicos, by sex, age, race, geographic area of the event, demographic area, time of occurrence, more frequent anatomical localization of bite, degree of poisoning, occupation and prompt treatment, in the municipality of Carepa, during the period between 01 January of 2000 and ending on 31 December 2008.