Profile of the cranioencephalic trauma performed by the mobile assistance service (samu) in cariri cearense

Cranioencephalic trauma, among external causes, is responsible for high rates of morbidity, sequelae and death. For this reason, the patient with this clinical condition needs a specialized care, and a follow-up by competent professionals, and agile as should be the professionals who work in the Mobile Emergency Care Service, as they are responsible for providing the initial care and determinant for patient survival in life-threatening situations, as in a case of TBI. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the number of patients with Cranioencephalic Trauma attended by the SAMU of the Region of Cariri Cearense from March 1, 2014 to August 25, 2016. It is a research with an approach of nature quantitative, descriptive and documentary basis, the data were collected in October 2016, through spreadsheets generated by Sys4web, with the objective of evaluating the quantitative of patients attended with TBI in the period from March 2014 to August 2016 made available by the Coordination of Service of Mobile Emergency Service of the Cariri Cearense section. The study made it possible to verify that head trauma is responsible for most of the services performed by SAMU in both children and other age groups, and the municipality with the highest TBI rate served by this service was Juazeiro do Norte, followed by Crato. In view of this, it is concluded that all health professionals who work in the emergency and emergency services, particularly the SAMU, should always provide care with agility, competence and quality, considering that these aspects are paramount for rehabilitation of the victim and increased likelihood of survival.