Abstract:

Abstract Objective: to identify patient safety actions adopted in an emergency service of a public hospital. Methods: descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study carried out in a hospital in the Southwestern region ofthe state of Bahia, in the first semester of 2021. The observation was carried out for ninety consecutive days, with the aid of a checklist and, for data analysis, Descriptive statistics. Results: 545 patients were considered, 62.9% male; 37.4% were hospitalized for 82 hours or more; 98.2% had identification; in 55.2% of the observations there was no easily accessible alcoholic solution; 37.5% of infusions were not identified; 54.3% were at risk of falling and 52.3% were at risk of pressure injuries. Conclusion: the results showed a long stay of patients and that they are exposed to risks arising from failures observed in items related to patient safety.

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