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Analysis of Prehospital Care of Migrants Who Arrive Intermittently at the Coasts of Southern Spain

Background: The aim of this study is to identify the sociodemographic characteristics and the most frequent diseases and nursing interventions carried out on migrants arriving by sea at southern Spain. Method: Cross-sectional, descriptive, and retrospective study based on the database of the Spanish...

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Autores principales: Ponce-Blandón, José Antonio, Mérida-Martín, Tatiana, Jiménez-Lasserrotte, Maria del Mar, Jiménez-Picón, Nerea, Macías-Seda, Juana, Lomas-Campos, Maria de las Mercedes
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7143934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32192156
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17061964
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author Ponce-Blandón, José Antonio
Mérida-Martín, Tatiana
Jiménez-Lasserrotte, Maria del Mar
Jiménez-Picón, Nerea
Macías-Seda, Juana
Lomas-Campos, Maria de las Mercedes
author_facet Ponce-Blandón, José Antonio
Mérida-Martín, Tatiana
Jiménez-Lasserrotte, Maria del Mar
Jiménez-Picón, Nerea
Macías-Seda, Juana
Lomas-Campos, Maria de las Mercedes
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description Background: The aim of this study is to identify the sociodemographic characteristics and the most frequent diseases and nursing interventions carried out on migrants arriving by sea at southern Spain. Method: Cross-sectional, descriptive, and retrospective study based on the database of the Spanish Red Cross Intervention Activation System. All migrants who arrived on the coasts of a southern province during 2016 and were assisted by the Red Cross were included. Results: A total of 2027 people were registered, mostly males, aged between 18 and 40 years. Of these, 4.9% required healthcare, and 2.9% were referred to hospital. Highlighted diagnoses were headaches (15.6%), pregnancy (12.8%), and lower-limb wounds (6.4%), and outstanding nursing interventions were “care of wounds” (24.7%), “pain management” (21.9%), and “prenatal care” (15.2%). Statistically significant relationships were found between the diagnosed diseases and gender, geographic area of origin, and seasonal time of the year, as well as between nursing interventions performed and those three variables. Conclusions: Although in general, a good health condition was observed in most of the migrants treated, the most frequent health situations attended were related to dermatological, gynecological, and headache problems. The most performed nursing interventions were related to skin/wound care and promotion of physical comfort, requiring a low need for hospital transfers. Female gender, origin from sub-Saharan Africa and arrival in the summer period carry a greater risk of suffering health problems when migrants reach Spanish coasts.
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spelling pubmed-71439342020-04-13 Analysis of Prehospital Care of Migrants Who Arrive Intermittently at the Coasts of Southern Spain Ponce-Blandón, José Antonio Mérida-Martín, Tatiana Jiménez-Lasserrotte, Maria del Mar Jiménez-Picón, Nerea Macías-Seda, Juana Lomas-Campos, Maria de las Mercedes Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: The aim of this study is to identify the sociodemographic characteristics and the most frequent diseases and nursing interventions carried out on migrants arriving by sea at southern Spain. Method: Cross-sectional, descriptive, and retrospective study based on the database of the Spanish Red Cross Intervention Activation System. All migrants who arrived on the coasts of a southern province during 2016 and were assisted by the Red Cross were included. Results: A total of 2027 people were registered, mostly males, aged between 18 and 40 years. Of these, 4.9% required healthcare, and 2.9% were referred to hospital. Highlighted diagnoses were headaches (15.6%), pregnancy (12.8%), and lower-limb wounds (6.4%), and outstanding nursing interventions were “care of wounds” (24.7%), “pain management” (21.9%), and “prenatal care” (15.2%). Statistically significant relationships were found between the diagnosed diseases and gender, geographic area of origin, and seasonal time of the year, as well as between nursing interventions performed and those three variables. Conclusions: Although in general, a good health condition was observed in most of the migrants treated, the most frequent health situations attended were related to dermatological, gynecological, and headache problems. The most performed nursing interventions were related to skin/wound care and promotion of physical comfort, requiring a low need for hospital transfers. Female gender, origin from sub-Saharan Africa and arrival in the summer period carry a greater risk of suffering health problems when migrants reach Spanish coasts. MDPI 2020-03-17 2020-03 /pmc/articles/PMC7143934/ /pubmed/32192156 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17061964 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Lomas-Campos, Maria de las Mercedes
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7143934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32192156
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17061964
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