Title |
Trauma in elderly people: access to the health system through pre-hospital care1
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Published in |
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, May 2016
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DOI | 10.1590/1518-8345.0959.2690 |
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Authors |
Hilderjane Carla da Silva, Renata de Lima Pessoa, Rejane Maria Paiva de Menezes |
Abstract |
to identify the prevalence of trauma in elderly people and how they accessed the health system through pre-hospital care. 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. Trauma was predominant among women (52.25%) and in the age range between 60 and 69 years (38.25%), average age 74.19 years (standard deviation±10.25). Among the mechanisms, falls (56.75%) and traffic accidents (31.25%) stood out, showing a significant relation with the pre-hospital care services (p<0.001). Circulation, airway opening, cervical control and immobilization actions were the most frequent and Basic Life Support Services (87.8%) were the most used, with trauma referral hospitals as the main destination (56.7%). trauma prevailed among women, victims of falls, who received pre-hospital care through basic life support services and actions and were transported to the trauma referral hospital. It is important to reorganize pre-hospital care, avoiding overcrowded hospitals and delivering better care to elderly trauma victims. |
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Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 5% |
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Engineering | 3 | 5% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 2% |
Psychology | 1 | 2% |
Other | 3 | 5% |
Unknown | 31 | 50% |