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As emergências pré-hospitalares compreendem toda a atividade de urgência e emergência, sendo que estas correspondem à maioria do serviço operacional dos bombeiros, pelo que estes ficam expostos a um grande número de doenças infeciosas na sua prática diária do trabalho. Este estudo tem como objetivo geral analisar o conhecimento e a perceção do risco biológico de transmissão de doenças infeciosas dos bombeiros que realizam emergências pré-hospitalares e como objetivos específicos analisar o nível de conhecimento quanto à etiologia das doenças infeciosas e analisar a perceção relativa ao modo de transmissão das doenças infeciosas. Este é um estudo descritivo simples realizado através de inquérito a 391 participantes que aceitaram participar no estudo no qual foram incluídos 99 bombeiros, correspondendo a uma taxa de resposta a um questionário de 25,3%. Verificou-se que a resposta correta acerca da etiologia das doenças infeciosas para 33 doenças e do seu modo de transmissão para 30 doenças foi inferior a 50% dos participantes. Relativamente às 13 doenças que possuem mais do que uma resposta correta quanto ao modo de transmissão, em todas as doenças pelo menos uma das respostas foi considerada insuficiente. Verificou-se ainda que 46,5% dos participantes considerou o grau de conhecimento que considera ter acerca dos perigos biológicos inerentes à atividade como bombeiro como médio e 49,5% dos participantes indicou o nível de risco que considera que a atividade como bombeiro comporta como elevado. Este estudo sugere um conhecimento geral insuficiente da etiologia e do modo de transmissão das doenças infeciosas ainda que a perceção do risco tenha sido considerada como elevada ou muito elevada.
ABSTRACT - Pre-hospital emergencies comprise all urgency and emergency activities, which correspond to the majority of the operational service of firefighters, so they are exposed to a large number of infectious diseases in their daily work practice. This study has a general objective to analyze the knowledge and perception of the biological risk of transmission of infectious diseases of firefighters who perform pre-hospital emergencies and as specific objectives to analyze the level of knowledge about the etiology of infectious diseases and to analyze the perception regarding the mode transmission of infectious diseases. This is a simple descriptive study carried out through a survey of 391 participants who agreed to participate in the study in which 99 firefighters were included, corresponding to a response rate to a questionnaire of 25.3%. It was found that the correct answer about the etiology of infectious diseases for 33 diseases and its mode of transmission for 30 diseases was less than 50% of the participants. Regarding the 13 diseases that have more than one correct answer regarding the mode of transmission, in all diseases, at least one of the answers was considered insufficient. It was also found that 46.5% of the participants considered the degree of knowledge they consider to have about the biological hazards inherent to the activity as a firefighter as medium and 49.5% of the participants indicated the level of risk they consider that the activity as a firefighter involves how high. This study suggests an insufficient general knowledge of the etiology and mode of transmission of infectious diseases, even though the perception of risk was considered to be high or very high.
ABSTRACT - Pre-hospital emergencies comprise all urgency and emergency activities, which correspond to the majority of the operational service of firefighters, so they are exposed to a large number of infectious diseases in their daily work practice. This study has a general objective to analyze the knowledge and perception of the biological risk of transmission of infectious diseases of firefighters who perform pre-hospital emergencies and as specific objectives to analyze the level of knowledge about the etiology of infectious diseases and to analyze the perception regarding the mode transmission of infectious diseases. This is a simple descriptive study carried out through a survey of 391 participants who agreed to participate in the study in which 99 firefighters were included, corresponding to a response rate to a questionnaire of 25.3%. It was found that the correct answer about the etiology of infectious diseases for 33 diseases and its mode of transmission for 30 diseases was less than 50% of the participants. Regarding the 13 diseases that have more than one correct answer regarding the mode of transmission, in all diseases, at least one of the answers was considered insufficient. It was also found that 46.5% of the participants considered the degree of knowledge they consider to have about the biological hazards inherent to the activity as a firefighter as medium and 49.5% of the participants indicated the level of risk they consider that the activity as a firefighter involves how high. This study suggests an insufficient general knowledge of the etiology and mode of transmission of infectious diseases, even though the perception of risk was considered to be high or very high.
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Mestrado em Tecnologias Clínico-Laboratoriais
Keywords
Conhecimento Perceção Doença infecciosa Bombeiros Knowledge Perception Infectious disease Firefighters
Citation
Santos MT. Perceção do risco de patologias infeciosas pelos bombeiros que realizam emergências pré-hospitalares [dissertation]. Lisboa: Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa/Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa; 2021.
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Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa