2016
DOI: 10.1590/1518-8345.0959.2690
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Trauma in elderly people: access to the health system through pre-hospital care

Abstract: Objective: to identify the prevalence of trauma in elderly people and how they accessed the health system through pre-hospital care. Method: documentary and retrospective study at a mobile emergency care service, using a sample of 400 elderly trauma victims selected through systematic random sampling. A form validated by experts was used to collect the data. Descriptive statistical analysis was applied. The chi-square test was used to analyze the association between the variables. Results: Trauma was predomina… Show more

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“…There are gaps in the development and implementation of treatment protocols for traumatized elderly, lacking guidelines and specialized centers (26) . This fact was observed in this study, which points to the need to adopt instruments that facilitate the identification and screening of traumatized elderly patients, from PHC to ICU as a priority (31) .…”
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confidence: 51%
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“…There are gaps in the development and implementation of treatment protocols for traumatized elderly, lacking guidelines and specialized centers (26) . This fact was observed in this study, which points to the need to adopt instruments that facilitate the identification and screening of traumatized elderly patients, from PHC to ICU as a priority (31) .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 51%
“…The initial selection criteria were hospitalizations with mention of trauma, external cause and procedure related to trauma care. After analysis of each hospitalization, the study excluded hospitalizations related to procedures not related to trauma management (101), with incomplete records (31) and occurring in children under 18 years (9). Trauma related to burns (3) and poisoning (8) was also excluded, in order to make the sample homogeneous, since these are considered specific types of trauma, requiring differentiated intensive care.…”
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“…Brasil. Correio eletrônico: julianefontesteles@gmail.com 4 Doutora em Enfermagem. Universidade Federal da Bahia.…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
“…Vigora mediante a Política Nacional de Atenção às Urgências e as determinações do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), com os princípios de integralidade, equidade e universalidade, e as diretrizes de descentralização, hierarquização e regionalização, visto que opera por intermédio de uma Central de Regulação que organiza os serviços diminuindo a superlotação dos hospitais e prontos-socorros 4 .…”
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“…O SUS garante o acesso aos serviços de saúde em todos os níveis de assistência de forma integrada, hierarquizada e seguindo um nível crescente no atendimento das complexidades. [1][2] A assistência no âmbito do SUS estabeleceu-se através da organização das ações e dos procedimentos em três níveis de complexidade: atenção primária, média complexidade e alta complexidade ambulatorial e hospitalar. 2 Esse sistema é configurado em redes sustentadas por critérios, fluxos e mecanismos de pactuação de funcionamento, para assegurar a atenção integral aos usuários.…”
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