Francisco Gilberto Fernandes Pereira

Relação entre processo de trabalho e saúde de caminhoneiros

Objective: To analyze the relationship between the work process and the health of truckers in the state of Ceara. Methods: Epidemiological cross-sectional study conducted with 165 truck drivers attending the XX Truckers Festival of the municipality of Tabuleiro do Norte-CE. Data were collected using a questionnaire with close-ended questions about issues related to the work process, health and lifestyle. Data were organized in tables and analyzed with the aid of EPI- INFO software. Results: It was verified that 100% (n=165) of the professionals were males, 39.3% (n=65) were aged 30-39 years, 40% (n=66) had incomplete primary education, 35.8% (n=59) worked from 12 to 16 hours per day. The most common health problems were insomnia, which affected 78.1% (n= 129) of the drivers and presented a significant association with the use of psychoactive substances (p=0.002); and lower back pain, which affected 52.7% (n=87) of the truckers. Conclusion: There is a great exposure to risk factors imposed by this profession, which can significantly affect the work performance and the quality of health of truck drivers. Therefore, changes in their lifestyle are needed and the authorities should draw attention to these professionals. n ndoi: 10.5020/18061230.2014.p462

Description of the pre-hospital service / Descrição dos atendimentos do serviço pré-hospitalar / Descripción de los servicios pre-hospitalar

Objetivo : Descrever os tipos de atendimentos realizados pelo Servico de Atendimento Movel de Urgencia – SAMU. Metodologia : Estudo documental, de coorte transversal, carater descritivo de abordagem quantitativa. Realizado no SAMU de Picos-PI, no periodo de outubro de 2016 a julho de 2017. A amostra foi composta pela populacao atendida no periodo de 2012 a 2016. Os dados foram inseridos e tabulados no programa estatistico SPSS IBM (Statistical Packge for the Social Sciences), versao 20.0. A pesquisa foi aprovada pelo Comite de Etica em Pesquisa da Universidade Federal do Piaui, sob o parecer de numero 2.269.392. Resultados : Do total de 20.627 atendimentos, 73% foram regulados para Unidade de Suporte Basico de vida e 27% para Unidade de Suporte Avancado de vida, 59,2% foram casos clinicos, 29,4% traumas, 3,3% obstetricos, cirurgicos 0,4%, psiquiatricos 3,9%, 1,4% de pediatricos e remocoes 2%. 51,8% dos atendimentos foram individuos do sexo masculino e 48,2% sexo feminino. Conclusao : Mediante dos agravos analisados, e perceptivel que sao decorrentes de causas evitaveis, o que destaca a necessidade de se manter os cuidados preventivo. Espera-se que os resultados demonstrados auxilie no processo de educacao permanente afim de evitar agravos.

Abordagem clínica de enfermagem na prevenção do pé diabético

Objective: To identify the procedures adopted during nursing consultation to the person with diabetes mellitus, in the prevention of diabetic foot. Methods: Descriptive, observational and quantitative study, carried out in an institution of secondary care on diabetes and hypertension of the Ceara State, between August and September 2011. Data was collected through a form during the nursing consultation, being organized in pictures with descriptive analysis. Results: The clinical management of diabetic foot is performed by nurses with little emphasis, omitting relevant questions about the patient’s habits, such as walking barefoot, nails cutting, attention to calluses and feet moisturizing. Furthermore, some guidance is neglected, as to inform about the best time to buy the shoe, type of socks to be used and the fact they cannot walk barefoot. Conclusion: The procedures adopted during consultation by the nurses in this study were not the ideal ones, as the anamnesis and clinical examination of feet occurred incompletely, missing important steps for the prevention of diabetic foot or the potential complications associated to it. n ndoi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5020/18061230.2013.p498