CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH ACCIDENTAL TETANUS THROUGH FIREWORKS: EXPERIENCE REPORT | Zendy

Gessica Louzada Caires | Zendy; Laurena Shirlei Fraga dos Reis | Zendy; Elaine de Oliveira Souza Fonseca | Zendy; Ricardo Bruno Santos Ferreira | Zendy

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CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH ACCIDENTAL TETANUS THROUGH FIREWORKS: EXPERIENCE REPORT

Author(s) -

Gessica Louzada Caires,

Laurena Shirlei Fraga dos Reis,

Elaine de Oliveira Souza Fonseca,

Ricardo Bruno Santos Ferreira

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

revista prevenção de infecção e saúde

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2446-7901

DOI - 10.26694/repis.v6i0.9358

Subject(s) - accidental , fireworks , tetanus , medicine , nursing care , nursing , medical emergency , intensive care unit , vaccination , intensive care medicine , history , physics , archaeology , acoustics , immunology

Objective : To report the experience of a care for a person with clinical picture of accidental tetanus, victim of fireworks. Method : It is a descriptive study, experience report type, referring to the experience of a care performed by nursing students in June 2019, in an emergency unit at a regional public hospital in a city in the inland of state of Bahia, Brazil. Results : Victims of burns by fireworks need nursing actions that promote measures to prevent accidental tetanus. These activities can be a detailed data collection, such as observation of vaccination history and wound bed care. Conclusion : From the experience, it was possible to expand the knowledge of nursing students through reflections on the immediate measures related to care with accidental tetanus.

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