1. Trauma in elderly people: access to the health system through pre-hospital care
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Hilderjane Carla da Silva, Renata de Lima Pessoa, and Rejane Maria Paiva de Menezes
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Enfermería ,Atencíon Pre-hospitalaria ,Heridas y Traumatismos ,Ancianos ,Nursing ,RT1-120 - 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 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
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- 2016
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