TY - JOUR
T1 - Profile of the Population Cared for in a Referral Emergency Unit
AU - Oliveira, Gabriella Novelli
AU - Neves Silva, Michele de Freitas
AU - Muglia Araujo, Izilda Esmenia
AU - Carvalho Filho, Marco Antonio
PY - 2011/5
Y1 - 2011/5
N2 - Acquiring knowledge concerning the characteristics of the population that seeks an emergency department can support the planning of health actions. This study identifies the socio-demographic profile and the main complaints of the adult population cared for in a Referral Emergency Unit (RECU). This descriptive and retrospective study was conducted in the RECU of a university hospital in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The sample was composed of the service's care forms generated for the period between January and December 2008. The instrument was based on data contained in the care forms. Young women (14 to 54 years old), residents of neighborhoods near the RECU, spontaneously sought the service during the week from 7am to 7pm. The most frequent complaints were headache, back pain, abdominal and chest pain. The conclusion is that most of the sample was young adults, of productive age, female, who spontaneously sought the service on weekdays during the day. Most complaints were of low complexity.
AB - Acquiring knowledge concerning the characteristics of the population that seeks an emergency department can support the planning of health actions. This study identifies the socio-demographic profile and the main complaints of the adult population cared for in a Referral Emergency Unit (RECU). This descriptive and retrospective study was conducted in the RECU of a university hospital in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The sample was composed of the service's care forms generated for the period between January and December 2008. The instrument was based on data contained in the care forms. Young women (14 to 54 years old), residents of neighborhoods near the RECU, spontaneously sought the service during the week from 7am to 7pm. The most frequent complaints were headache, back pain, abdominal and chest pain. The conclusion is that most of the sample was young adults, of productive age, female, who spontaneously sought the service on weekdays during the day. Most complaints were of low complexity.
KW - Emergency Medical Services
KW - Health Profile
KW - Emergency Nursing
KW - HEALTH
U2 - 10.1590/S0104-11692011000300014
DO - 10.1590/S0104-11692011000300014
M3 - Article
SN - 0104-1169
VL - 19
SP - 548
EP - 556
JO - Revista latino-Americana de enfermagem
JF - Revista latino-Americana de enfermagem
IS - 3
ER -