Parada cardiorrespiratória em pediatria: conhecimento da equipe de enfermagem no atendimento pré-hospitalar.

Abstract

The cardiac arrest in pediatrics is due to many causes, including shock and respiratory failure. When it's not a sudden event, the sooner acknowledgment and the cardiac arrest prevention are essentials for the start of Basic and Advanced Life Support, which are necessary to revert this picture, avoiding all damage arising from this trauma. As the nursing team are the health professionals who stay more time in contact with the patients, they are who identify and begin the resuscitation. This study aims to note the knowing from the nursing team who operate at the pre-hospital care about the cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation in children, it's a descriptive and exploratory study with qualitative and quantitative approach. The research was accomplished at regional SAMU (Service Mobile Emergency Care) from Cajazeiras - PB. The sample was formed by 18 professionals who make up the nurse team and respecting 196/96 resolution which it's about the research involving human beings, agreeing to participate from that attending ethical principles and free informed consent (IC). The data were obtained applying a semi-structured questionnaire. The results obtained appoint the unpreparedness from some professionals in working in one unit of pre-hospital care, because it's notable the less knowledge in basic and primordial procedures in front of the cardiac arrest. In the questionnaire 44,5% from the people answered that hadn't participated of no resuscitation course: 11,1% doesn't know the changes proposed by American Heart Association; 33,3% answered that ratio of chest compressions and ventilation in children up to 8 years old are 5x2; just 66,7% made the cardiopulmonary resuscitation; 5,3% answered that the intubation and the medication therapy are basic life support procedures ,are replies that can compromise the victim's quality of care. Noting the need to intensify the preparation of these professionals in order to act in this area, because the patient's life is depending on the speed and efficiency of the practices performed. It was observed that the nursing team is appreciating and acknowledging their work in assisting the patient, not just limiting your knowledge in your area.