title: [Characterization of the care profile of adult patients of an emergency medical service].
abstract: It was developed an exploratory study, having as a method the study of case which aimed to characterize the profile of adult patients admitted at the emergency medical service in a general public hospital in São Paulo as subsidy for the nursing personal downsizing. Subjects were the patients admitted during the period of thirty days. Data was obtained through application of a patient classification instrument by Fugulin. This study showed patients in the category of intensive care, semi-intensive, high dependence, intermediate and minimal and occupation rate above official prediction making physical space inappropriate to the patients and professionals, reflex of the lack of control service.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP. renatoeerp@usp.br
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ohara
authors.forename: Márcia Regina Antonietto da Costa
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.forename: Ana Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Laus
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D010361:Patients / Q000145:classification*