Segurança e saúde no ambiente hospitalar: percepções dos desafios para os profissionais de saúde em tempos de Covid-19

Abstract

This paper reports how is the health and safety of health professionals in the city of Pau dos Ferros, located in the Upper West region of Rio Grande do Norte, especially Covid 19 frontline professionals who work at the Municipal Center for Combating COVID - CEMEC. The study consisted to evaluate working conditions and the risks of accidents in insalubrious activities, as well as verifying the safety aspects in accordance with the Regulatory Standard - NR 32, with regard to the establishment of basic guidelines for the implementation of protective measures the safety and health of workers in health services. The objective was to verify the working conditions of health professionals, identify the occurrence of accidents, verify the difficulties and adherence regarding the correct use of PPE's, in addition to verifying the safety measures adopted by these professionals and whether the ambience was safe for the risk of contamination. In an attempt to collect information that could answer some questions about problems related to health and safety at work in the hospital ambience, the qualitative method was used for an investigation in this study. Data collection was carried out through observations, photographic records and case reports. During the technical visit, some observations was carried out, such as: physical structures, lighting, ventilation, walls, roofs, organization of sectors, use / disuse of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Collective Protection equipment (CPE), in addition to the recognition of physical, chemical, biological, psychosocial and ergonomic risks in the health unit. The health professionals participating in this study reported their experiences regarding working conditions, the relationship with health risks and preventive measures adopted in their work ambience in times of the COVID 19 pandemic.