CHALLENGES FOR REORGANIZING THE DRESSING ROOM AND EMERGENCY CART OF THE BASIC HEALTH UNIT: AN EXPERIENCE REPORT

Abstract

Introduction: The definition of Primary Care was established by Ordinance No. 2,436 as a set of health actions that involve the individual and the collective, to promote, prevent, and protect the population, contributing to collective health. Objective: To describe the development of tools to improve the functioning of dressing rooms and emergency carts. Methods: This work is an experience report regarding an extension project of the discipline Practice in Public Health II, developed in a Basic Health Unit (UBS). Ten medical students from FCMMG of both sexes, aged between 19 and 21 years, participated in the group. Tools such as spreadsheets and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) were developed. In total, six SOPs were described on Oxygen Therapy, Disinfection, Dressings, Wound Coverage, Emergency Cart Check and AED Check, and 2 spreadsheets for checking materials from the dressing room and emergency cart. The intervention took place between March and June 2023. Results: During the four months, the academics were able to monitor the professionals' daily routines, which contributed to the observation of the main organizational problems. Thus, the preparation of the documents was well accepted by the workers and the academic's presence was evaluated as positive since it was possible to help improve the work and the flow of care. These results were analyzed through feedback collected from professionals and users of the UBS. Conclusion: It is concluded that the objective of the work was achieved since the spaces of the dressing room and the emergency cart were restructured. With this, the positive role of extension actions and academics in the UBS environment was observed, contributing to more humanized and efficient care.