Characterization of demand not relevant to SAMU Porto Alegre : descriptive study

Abstract

In 2009, the demand not pertinent Emergency Care (SAMU) Service in Porto Alegre represented 36% (26,233) of calls directed to 192. This irrelevance is established when the case does not configure itself medical regulator, as life-threatening unnecessary, therefore, sending ambulances to attend. to present the characterization the DNP (GER) of the Municipal Health Secretary before. The study was quantitative and analyzed variables were: age, sex, time span, weekday and relief subtype. In all eight GER, the frequent calls were female, aged 20-39 years and type of clinician distress. To characterize the DNP subsidizes the proposal that nurses act in first aid workshops to engage with the community urgent health problems, a subject that has been treated as a domain of health professionals.