Mobile emergency services: the actions of the nursing team in situations of violence

Fernanda Carolina Camargo,Sergio Antonio Zullo,Helena Hemiko Iwamoto,Regiane Máximo De Souza,Álvaro Da Silva Santos,Luan Augusto Alves Garcia,Ana Carolina Rodrigues De Lucena

doi:10.14393/bj-v35n6a2019-42390

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https://doi.org/10.14393/bj-v35n6a2019-42390

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Abstract

Objective: analyzing the profile of attention of the mobile emergency services in cases of violence and the actions of the nursing team. Methods: observational, exploratory and analytical study made from secondary records. A Correspondence Analysis was conducted to identify the associations between the actions of the nursing team and the profile of the necessity of care due to violent causes. Results: from 1800 cases, most took place during the weekend (49.2%), involving men (70.0%) and traffic accidents (76.5%). The correspondence analysis highlighted two dimensions (76.7% of explanatory contribution), resulting in three similar groups considering the nursing professional taking part in the attention, how the situation ended, period in which it occurred, and profile of the victim. Conclusion: the analysis was strategic for the systematization of data which gave support to the situational understanding of the composition of the service and for the planning of the actions of the nursing team.

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The pre-hospital attention settings have specificities in which there are challenges to the health of the patient, to the quality of care and to the adequate attention in emergency situations
Two questions emerge from this context: What is the profile of the occurrences related to violent causes to which the Mobile emergency services respond? What are the actions taken by the nursing team as they respond to these occurrences? As a result, this study aimed to evaluate the profile of the attention offered by the mobile emergency services regarding occurrences involving violent causes and the actions taken by the nursing team in such occurrences
Aggression and suicide attempts have been expressive recurrent demands of the mobile emergency services in many different Brazilian locations. They make up the traumatic events to which the mobile emergency services respond and were the second most common type of demand in a municipality in the state of Bahia (ROCHA; MORAIS; BENEVIDES, 2012)

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The pre-hospital attention settings have specificities in which there are challenges to the health of the patient, to the quality of care and to the adequate attention in emergency situations. SAMU, in Brazil, despite being one of the main components responsible for bringing into effect the Network of Attention to Urgencies and Emergencies - Unified Health System, had been implanted nationally since 2004. It is a 24/7 service, made up of health professionals - physicians, nurses, nursing technicians - rescuers, who offer attention anywhere - houses, workplaces, public spaces, among others. The emergency care takes place after one calls, free of charge, 192 In this context, this service has the important role of safeguarding lives within our society (KONDER; O’DWYER, 2015)

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