Authors

Ione Carvalho Pinto1, Ivana Astolphi Gandra Passeri2, Débora Falleiros de Mello3, Antonio Ribeiro Franco4, Daniela Soares da Silva5, Leila

Position

Profesora Doctora en Enfermería del Departamento de Enfermería Materno Infantil y Salud Pública de la Escuela de Enfermerí

Contact address

Rua Soldado Eliseu Dos Santos, 180. Cyti Ribeirao. Ribeirào preto-SP. CEP: 14021-Brasil

Contact email: ionecarv@eerp.usp.br

Abstract

Objective: to identify and analyse the healthcare provided to children at the Emergency Department of the healthcare centre at the Ribeirão Petro/USP School of Medicine, Brasil.
Material and method: a descriptive study was carried out using the out-patient information system. The studied variables were: age, time of day, place of precedence, and reason for the consultation.
Results: 41% of the children were aged 1 to 4. 52% if the children were treated during late evening/night hours (17.00 to 7.00). 12% of the children came from other nearby districts that have their own emergency centre. With regard to the reasons to seek consultation, respiratory infections were the most frequently observed type of pathology (42.8%), followed by infectious conditions (24.6%)
Conclusion: the results obtained permit the adequateness to access, regionalisation, reorganisation of the agendas, re-arrangement of in-coming children flow and the articulation of the emergency service with the family health core centres.

Keywords:

Primary Care; infancy; demand; health services; emergency

Versión en Español

Título:

Demanda pediátrica de urgencias en un Centro de Salud de Ribeirão Preto (Brasil)