Elderly people receiving care through an aeromedical service

Abstract

Objective: to characterize the care given to the elderly by an aeromedical service in the south of Brazil. Method: a descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative study was performed. The data were collected from reports of care of the elderly between July 2014 and June 2016, and were analyzed using simple descriptive statistics with numerical measures and descriptive charts. Results: of the 1071 care visits performed, 214 (19.9%) were related to occurrences involving the elderly, the majority of whom were male (64.5%) and aged between 60-64 years (29%). The types of care were classified into clinical, trauma or inter-hospital transfer. With respect to clinical care, cardiorespiratory arrest was the most prevalent incident (35.9%), while in trauma care falls were the most frequent occurrence (48.9%). The highest percentage of visits occurred on Sundays (18.7%). In the majority of cases care resulted in referral to reference hospitals (69.63%), followed by visits that evolved to death in the case of 47 elderly persons (21.96%). Conclusion: the findings of the present study represent a relevant contribution to the planning and implementation of care for elderly persons in an emergency situation receiving treatment from an aeromedical service.

Sexuality and assessment of physical and psychological symptoms of older adults in outpatient care

“…In this study, most older adults lived only with their partner, which is a common condition among older adults (29) ; however, in studies with particular characteristics outlined among the participants, different family arrangements are observed (30) . A study on the perception of older adults and family caregivers regarding the aging process, all older adults interviewed lived with the family caregiver (31) , being a very common condition among older adults with some degree of dependence, especially those older adults.…”

Profile of occurrence in the service to elderly people by the mobile pre-hospital care service / Perfil de ocorrência no atendimento aos idosos pelo serviço de atendimento pré-hospitalar móvel

“…In addition, they are not in the habit of attending doctor's offices and performing routine examinations to prevent health problems, among other things, and are therefore more affected by chronic worsening conditions. [6][7][8][9] With respect to the age group, the present study showed a predominance of care among individuals aged 80 years or older (38.4%). These findings are in line with research conducted in the emergency services, which showed that the victims had an average age of 74.2 years with a standard deviation of 9.3 years.…”

“…Besides the severity of the injury, the elderly have specific characteristics, such as: decrease of physiological reserves, associated chronic diseases and drugs of continuous use, which demand a differentiated care in relation to their needs. 7 In the face of accelerated demographic aging, there is a need to understand the demands for care required by the elderly population in the context of emergency and pre-hospital services. Through the design of the main characteristics of the event, it becomes possible to subsidize preventive health actions that seek to minimize the occurrence of such incidents among the elderly population, since these have a reduced capacity for recovery, high rates of morbidity, mortality and institutionalization, culminating in high financial and social cost.…”

Nurses’ responsibilities in the aerospace environment

“…The interest in complementary education can also be associated with the need for specific knowledge according to the area of professional integration into the labor market after completion of the undergraduate degree. Thus, nursing care in the air service requires special formation and constant updating to attend to complex and unpredictable situations (3,14,(23)(24) .…”