The profile of victims attended by the Pernambuco prehospital air service

Authors

  • Emanuella Maria Lopes Nardoto Universidade Salgado de Oliveira
  • Jackeline Maria Tavares Diniz Central de Transplante de Pernambuco
  • Carlos Eduardo Gouvêa da Cunha Resgate Aeromédico de Pernambuco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342011000100033

Keywords:

Emergency medical services, Air ambulances, Multiple trauma

Abstract

This descriptive, exploratory study was performed using a quantitative approach to address the profile of victims attended by the Pernambuco prehospital air service. The events were evaluated from August 2007 to July 2008, corresponding to the first year of the hangar working in Recife. In the studied period, 283 event forms were studied, with an average 23 events per month. Regarding the flights, 66% were rescue flights with an answer-time of 11 minutes. As for the causes, 79% were external, mainly traffic accidents. Most victims were male, with a median age range of 34 years. The rescue of severe cases should be fast and effective, thus this study analyzed the association between the severity of a victim and the answer-time.

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Published

2011-03-01

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Original Article

License

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Nardoto, E. M. L., Diniz, J. M. T., & Cunha, C. E. G. da. (2011). The profile of victims attended by the Pernambuco prehospital air service. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 45(1), 237-242. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342011000100033