Tetanus vaccination in a hospital,s Emergency Room
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Sánchez M, Caelles M, Urteaga F, Blanch C, Moncada A. La vacunación antitetánica en el Servicio de Urgencias. Metas de Enfermería mar 2003; 6(2): 12-16
Authors
1Margarita Sánchez Díaz, 1María Caelles Casanovas, 1Fátima Urteaga Suárez, 2Carles Blanch Mur, 2Albert Moncada Ribera
Position
1Fundació Sanitària d'Igualada.2Escola Universitària d'Infermeria Blanquerna. Universitat Ramon Llull.
Contact address
Fundació Sanitària d,Igualada. Psg. Verdaguer, 128. 08700 Igualada, Barcelona.
Contact email: msanchez@fsi.scs.es
Abstract
Objetive: To investigate both the applicability of the protocol for tetanus immunization in the emergency room of Fundació Sanitaria d,Igualada and the knowledge of the population reagarding their tetanus immunization record.
Method: Cross-sectional study with a consecutive sample of 100 patients at the emergency room.
Results: 73% of patients declared to know their own immunization status but only 7% had the actual immunization redord. Only 7% of the patients said to be well immunized, but they did not have the card. The immunization protocol was well applied in 70% of cases.
Conclusions: The results of this study showed the high level of bad tetanus immunization and that the protocol is not always well applied in the emergency room. Setting up a specific information system and allowing nurses to take charge of the follow up of patients would increase the coverage of tetanus immunization in the population.
Keywords:
tetanus; immunization; coverage; nursing interventionemergency
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