Aspectos relacionados à segurança em um serviço de hidroterapia / Aspects relating to safety in a hydrotherapy service

Objetivo: Observar e relatar aspectos relacionados à segurança em um serviço de hidroterapia do município de Goiânia, Goiás. Casuística e Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo observacional realizado entre agosto e dezembro de 2017, no período matutino, em um serviço de Fisioterapia de Goiânia, Goiás. Primeiramente, realizou-se uma revisão da literatura buscando artigos científicos no Google Acadêmico, Scielo, PubMed, Medline e literatura especializada (normas técnicas, portarias e resoluções). O levantamento abrangeu a literatura nacional e internacional, artigos originais gratuitos e disponíveis na íntegra, sendo utilizados como descritores: acessibilidade, padrões da hidroterapia, risco, contraindicações, perigo e precauções. Em seguida, tomando como referência as normas e recomendações para serviços de hidroterapia encontradas na literatura, foi construída uma tabela constando os aspectos de segurança observados. Resultados: De 31 itens elencados e observados neste estudo, quatro (12,9%) não puderam ser avaliados, 14 (45,2%) atenderam aos padrões e recomendações e 13 (41,9%) apresentaram necessidade de reflexão e melhoria, uma vez que não atenderam às exigências apresentadas nas normas vigentes. Conclusão: O serviço de hidroterapia observado requer a adoção de algumas medidas de segurança, recomendando-se um olhar mais cuidadoso frente ao assunto e um esforço coletivo no sentido de ampliar a discussão sobre segurança nesta área, a fim de tornar os profissionais conscientes de seus atos e do pleno atendimento às normas técnicas vigentes

Objective: Observe and report safety-related aspects in a hydrotherapy service in the city of Goiânia, Goiás. Casuistry and Methods: This is an observational study carried out between August and December of 2017, in the morning period, in a Physiotherapy service in the city of Goiânia, Goiás. Initially, a literature review was carried out searching for scientific articles on Google Scholar, Scielo, PubMed, Medline and specialized literature (technical standards, ordinances and resolutions). The survey covered national and international literature, original articles were free and available in full, being used as descriptors: accessibility, hydrotherapy standards, risk, contraindications, danger and precautions. Then, with the rules/recommendations for a hydrotherapy service taken from the literature review, a table was built and during the internship, the safety aspects contained in the table were observed by that service. Results: Of 31 items listed and observed in this study, four (12.9%) could not be evaluated, 14 (45.2%) met the standards and recommendations and 13 (41.9%) generated energy for reflection and improvement, since they did not meet the requirements of current regulations. Conclusion: The observed hydrotherapy service requires the adoption of some safety measures, recommending a more careful look at the subject and a collective effort to expand the discussion on safety in this area, in order to make professionals aware of their acts and full compliance with current technical standards.

Geographic Information System as an aid instrument for public policies and management of sports facilities and programs

Abstract Aims: This paper sought to evaluate the infrastructure of public swimming pools in a countryside municipality of the state of São Paulo and to present the Geographic Information System (GIS) as a tool capable of assisting in the management of sports facilities and programs. Methods: This is a descriptive study since it intends to expose the characteristics of a certain context. First, documentary research was performed to map the facilities and their respective projects. After that, a field survey was conducted seeking to evaluate the infrastructure of public pools and their surroundings through observation. Lastly, using georeferencing software, the population, and socioeconomic data around these pools were obtained and analyzed. Results: It was identified ten public swimming pools, and in seven the offer of swimming projects was foreseen. The infrastructure of the pools is mainly unsatisfactory, making necessary the improvement of the installation itself and in its surroundings. According to the results of the GIS, each pool has its specific public target concerning the characteristics of the profile of the residents surrounding these facilities. Conclusion: Information regarding the public profile around sports facilities generated from a tool such as GIS showed it is possible to determine which sports projects should be prioritized in each facility, leading to improvement in the management of sports-related public policies.

Constant supervision of bathing in French public swimming pools: an unrealistic regulatory requirement?

In France, to prevent drowning accidents in public swimming pools (PSPs), bathing must be constantly supervised by qualified staff. However, fatal drowning regularly occurs in supervised aquatic facilities. A review of the literature shows that human supervision is a complex task. The aim of this research is to fully assess the periods during which supervision is not carried out, or carried out in an inadequate manner. The observations made in 108 French PSPs show that supervision is not carried out 18% of the time and that it is carried out inadequately 33% of the time. The medical literature shows that, in order to expect to survive without after-effects, an immersed victim requires intervention within a time limit of not more than three minutes; however, we noted, over a total observation time of 54 hours, 147 periods (29.8%) during which the supervision system was degraded for three minutes or more. This quantification research on the periods of degraded supervision is complemented by an identification of the causes leading to these degradations, from which we can draw interesting areas for improvement, particularly from an organizational point of view, in order to improve safety management in French PSPs.