Management of resources in a federal emergency hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rev Bras Enferm
; 75Suppl 1(Suppl 1): e20210149, 2022.
Article
in English, Portuguese
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1724973
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To describe actions taken by the organizational management of an emergency service due to the COVID-19 pandemic, determined according to the prevalence of cases of infection by the coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome, and flu-like illnesses.METHODS:
Experience report based on a retrospective analysis of the attention for respiratory syndromes in the first semester of 2019 and 2020, in addition to an analysis of documents from the institutional protocols of a federal emergency service.Development An increase in the number of attendances was observed, representing 7.25% and 19.4% of cases in 2019 and 2020, respectively. This was due to the creation of the Crisis Office, including a multidisciplinary team created to elaborate the plan of action, changes in the physical structure and in the work processes, and training sessions. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS It became clear that the planning, coordination of actions based on the decisions of the Crisis Office, and the dissemination of reliable information, taking into consideration a focal point, were essential for the organization, management of the emergency service, and protection to the workers.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Emergency Service, Hospital
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Pandemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
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Portuguese
Journal:
Rev Bras Enferm
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
0034-7167-2021-0149
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