PROFILE OF INDIVIDUALS WITH NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS ASSISTED BY A PREHOSPITAL MOBILE EMERGENCY CARE SERVICE

Authors

  • Sabrina Daiane Gurgel Sarmento Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Rodrigo Assis Neves Dantas Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte.
  • Daniele Vieira Dantas Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Sara Porfírio de Oliveira
  • Lívia Maria Nunes Henriques
  • Izabelle Bezerra Costa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i2.49698

Keywords:

Emergency medical services, Nervous system disorders, Cerebrovascular Accident (stroke), Epilepsy, Low back pain.

Abstract

This article aims to characterize the epidemiological profile of individuals with neurological disorders assisted by a prehospital mobile emergency care service. Exploratory and descriptive study with quantitative approach. Data was collected from January to June 2016, in an emergency and urgent care referral center in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. Seventy-three (73) neurological disorders were analyzed: 38 (52.1%) patients were male individuals, 43 (58.9%) were aged between 68 and 101 years. Regarding the characteristics of the neurological condition, 59 (80.8%) patients had a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), eight (11%) had seizures, three (4.1%) had low back pain related to spinal cord trauma and three (4.1%) patients had other types of neurological conditions. As for the response time to care, the average time was 31 minutes. The epidemiological profile identified was elderly men who had CVA (stroke) and whose care needs were not responded within an appropriate time.

Author Biographies

Sabrina Daiane Gurgel Sarmento, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Discente de Enfermagem.Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Rodrigo Assis Neves Dantas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte.

Enfermeiro. Doutor em Ciências da Saúde. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Daniele Vieira Dantas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Enfermeira. Pós-doutoranda em Enfermagem. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Sara Porfírio de Oliveira

Discente de Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Lívia Maria Nunes Henriques

Discente de Enfermagem.Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Izabelle Bezerra Costa

Discente de Enfermagem.Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

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Published

2017-05-31

How to Cite

Sarmento, S. D. G., Dantas, R. A. N., Dantas, D. V., de Oliveira, S. P., Henriques, L. M. N., & Costa, I. B. (2017). PROFILE OF INDIVIDUALS WITH NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS ASSISTED BY A PREHOSPITAL MOBILE EMERGENCY CARE SERVICE. Cogitare Enfermagem, 22(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i2.49698

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2017)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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