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Objective: To describe the characteristics of the pressure lesions in adult patients with multiresistant germs. Method: This is a cross-sectional study conducted with patients admitted to the inpatient unit for multidrug resistant germs in a public hospital in Brazil. Patients with pressure lesions from stage II were selected. Data collection took place in 2017, in a sample of 110 injuries, in patients, through the Pressure Ulcer State Assessment Instrument (Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool - BWAT). Results: The average age of the individuals was 45.4 (± 21.3) years old and 89.1% had already suffered pressure lesions, such as those that occurred at home or in other health institutions. The mean BWAT value was 35.5 ± 8.9 points and there was a weak positive correlation (r = 0.228 p = 0.017) with lesion size, moderate positive correlation with lesion stage (r = 540 p <0.001), and with the result of the Braden scale (r = 0.44 p = 0.651). Conclusion: The results indicated the illness of young patients. Patients with multiresistant germs suffered pressure lesions with greater involvement of structures, which suggests the need for home support. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Firefighters are professionals exposed to a high number of occupational risks, due to multiple situations. For this reason, they must properly use personal protective equipment (PPE), minimizing exposure. It is understood as occupational risk all and any possibility that some element or existing circumstance, in a given process or working environment, can cause damage to health. Objective: To verify the correlation between the correct identification of occupational risks and the use of PPE. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional study with a sample of 83 firefighters of Brigada Militar in Porto Alegre. The instrument described 13 everyday occurrences and professionals should register occupational risks and PPE to their use. For each situation we calculated the percentage of correct answers to risks and PPE and the correlation between them was analyzed using the Bland-Altman method. Results: The concordance between the percentage of correct answers on the use of PPE and risk identification indicated that the use of PPE overestimated the identification of risks, depicting the number of correct identification of PPE was higher than the number of hits in the identification of risks. Conclusion: It was observed that there is use of PPE in the sample, but it is not always appropriate to the occupational risks, which brings vulnerability for professionals in the service provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]