Risk classification of children and adolescents: priority of care in the emergency unit
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the clinical conditions and the risk classification of children and adolescents treated in a hospital emergency, according to the Pediatric Risk Classification Protocol. Method: cross-sectional study, with 200 participants, using an instrument based on the Pediatric Risk Classification Protocol and using odds ratio for the analysis. Results: most participants were male patients in early childhood and who were or weren’t in daycare. As for clinical conditions, most showed changes in vital (24.5%) and respiratory (20.0%) signs, most patients (57.5%) did not present pain; 35.5% were classified as urgent and 45.0% as non-urgent. There was a greater chance of being classified as very urgent (orange) when compared to non-urgent (blue). Conclusion: the protocol used contributed to an effective classification and was considered a valid and reliable health technology for determining the priority of care.
Main Authors: | Magalhães,Fernanda Jorge, Lima,Francisca Elisângela Teixeira, Barbosa,Lorena Pinheiro, Guimarães,Fernanda Jorge, Felipe,Gilvan Ferreira, Rolim,Karla Maria Carneiro, Lima,Essyo Pedro Moreira de |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem
2020
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672020001600188 |
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