Sintomatologia e perfil de trabalhadores da área da saúde infectados pela COVID-19 em uma unidade de pronto atendimento da região metropolitana de Maringá

Abstract

Coronaviruses are enveloped RNA viruses, widely distributed among humans, which cause respiratory, enteric, hepatic and neurological diseases. The objective of this study was to analyze the profile of healthcare workers who are victims of COVID-19 in an Emergency Care Unit (UPA24h) that cares for patients suspected and confirmed with COVID19. This is a descriptive epidemiological study with a quantitative approach. The sample consisted of all notifications for COVID19 from health professionals of the unit in the period from June 2020 to April 2021, totaling 23 cases. Data collection was performed in May 2021. We conclude by highlighting that the importance of health professionals has never been so evident and, because they are on the front line, exposed to contamination with the virus, dealing with losses of patients and close people, with increased demand of the workload and increasingly worse working conditions, it is necessary to pay more attention to the physical and psychological health of this vulnerable group at a time like this.