Abstract

Aim: identify and collectively select empirical indicators of Basic Human Needs (BHN) in the context of Mobile Prehospital Care (MPC). Method: This is a descriptive research of the methodological type, using a quantitative approach, carried out at the Mobile Emergency Care Service (SAMU), in Curitiba-PR-Brazil, between 2014 and 2015. It was developed in two stages: the first, through consultation in the scientific literature related to MPC and through consultation in the international protocols Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS); the second, through a questionnaire applied to the 34 nurses participating in the research. Results: 138 empirical indicators were obtained. Of these, 96 were considered relevant and, among these, the regrouping and reorganization were carried out, totaling 69 indicators. Conclusion: The identification of the empirical indicators allowed the selection of the most relevant signs and symptoms in the context of MPC.

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