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SANTOS JUNIOR, Julival Andrade; NERY, Adriana Alves; ALMEIDA, Claudio Bispo de  e  CASOTTI, Cezar Augusto. Profile of elderly patients assisted by mobile emergency service. Enfermería (Montevideo) [online]. 2020, vol.9, n.2, pp.100-113.  Epub 01-Dez-2020. ISSN 1688-8375.  https://doi.org/10.22235/ech.v9i2.2041.

This study aimed to outline the profile of emergency-medical care performed to the elderly population through the prehospital regional medical-emergency regulation center and the mobile emergency-care system. The data analyzed here was extracted from a database of the emergency-calls made to reach out the of the regional medical-emergency regulation center and the mobile emergency-care system over the year of 2013 at the city of Jequié, Brazil. The absolute and relative frequencies were calculated for the variables evaluated. the regional medical-emergency regulation center received 3,505 calls and 2,066 ambulance units were sent out. Both at the regional medical-emergency regulation center and the ambulance crew the age of the patients assisted ranged from 60 to 79 years old, and most of the emergency-calls were attended during weekdays and during the morning shifts. Most of the elderly assistment were at their households, having clinical assistance, and afterwards they were conducted to a public hospital network. Hypertensive crisis, chronic pain, neurological and dyspnoea issues have prevailed among other diagnosis. Thus, we conclude here that the emergency- prehospital care is essential to meet the urgent demands of the elderly population.

Palavras-chave : Health Services for the Aged; Health Services; Comprehensive Health Care; Aged; Emergency Medical Services.

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