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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

Se trata de una investigación descriptiva, exploratoria y cuantitativa con el objetivo de evaluar, bajo los patrones de la Sociedad Brasileña de Cardiología (SBC), la disponibilidad de los artículos de nivel I de los Carros de Emergencia (CE) del mayor hospital de urgencia de Rio Grande do Norte. Los datos fueron colectados durante el mes de noviembre de 2010, estando compuesta la muestra por 12 CE. Todos los CE analizados presentaron fallos en la disponibilidad de artículos esenciales, estando las mayores deficiencias relacionadas con los materiales destinados al acceso vascular, control circulatorio y medicamentos dirigidos al tratamiento de las causas de PCR. Se percibe que la falta de recursos humanos y materiales en la institución, así como de un protocolo, dificulta la rutina de comprobación del CE, tarea atribuída al enfermero. RESUMO: Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva, exploratória e quantitativa com o objetivo de avaliar, sob os padrões da Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC), a disponibilidade dos itens de nível I dos Carros de Emergência (CE) do maior hospital de urgência do Rio Grande do Norte. Os dados foram coletados durante o mês de novembro de 2010, sendo a amostra composta por 12 CE. Todos os CE analisados apresentaram falhas na disponibilidade de itens essenciais, estando as maiores deficiências relacionadas aos materiais destinados ao acesso vascular, controle circulatório e medicamentos voltados ao tratamento das causas de PCR. Percebeu-se que a falta de recursos humanos e materiais na instituição, bem como de um protocolo, dificulta a rotina de checagem do CE, tarefa atribuída ao enfermeiro. ABSTRACT: It is a descriptive, exploratory and quantitative study that evaluates, by the standards of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (SBC), the availability of the items of the Level I Emergency Cars (EC) of the largest emergency hospital in Rio Grande do Norte. Data were collected during the month of November 2010, the sample consists of 12 EC. All EC analyzed showed gaps in availability of essential items, being the greatest deficiencies related to materials intended for vascular access, circulation control and drugs aimed at treating the causes of cardiac arrest. It was felt institution, as well as a protocol, difficult routine check of the EC, the nurse assigned task.