Revista Brasileira de Ciências em Saúde - Brazilian Journal of Health Sciences

Accidents at work in health professionals: a literature review

2019-11-11T09:09:25-03:00

This is a literature review, whose objective is to analyze the aspects related to the occurrence of work accidents in health professionals. A search was made to the database Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO) and Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS), from the association of the keywords "Accidents at work; health professionals ", with the help of the Boolean operator" AND ", selecting twenty (20) articles for the construction of the proposed reflection. The results show that due to the complexity of the work process and the constant occupational risks of direct and indirect care activities to the patients, the nursing team has the highest indicators of work accidents, and the Nursing Assistants and Technicians are the most affected. It was evidenced the importance and necessity of investing in professional training in biosafety, stimulating the use of personal protective equipment, attitudes that reduce the risks of occurrence of work accidents and the establishment of safe working environments. It is crucial to stimulate an institutional culture of notification of accidents at work, considering that any and all accidents have their meaning and importance in the context of work, and this conduct is relevant for the evaluation of the causes of their occurrence and planning of actions for its prevention.

Multiprofessional residency in health: challenges and advances

2019-11-11T10:08:40-03:00

This experience report addresses the development of an activity carried out by the multiprofessional team of residents in Family Health, with the group of pregnant women accompanied by the Family Health Unit (USF) João Monteiro. The objective of this study is to report the experience with the work of health education, directed to the pregnant women of this unit. It is an empirical-descriptive study, an experience report about one of the activities organized and carried out by the multiprofessional team of residents, in face of the experience with the group of pregnant women, from September to December 2018. Primary care is defined in several actions aimed at the individual and the collective. The actions of health education were developed by all professionals who make up the multiprofessional team. The group of pregnant women was a space of fundamental importance for future mothers and all professionals engaged in the process of construction and development of the proposed activities, because through this environment it was possible to exchange knowledge and experiences. Thus, anxieties, doubts and fears that are often not reported at the time of the consultation were worked out during the meetings, in each theme addressed by the professionals, as well as those topics requested by the pregnant women.

The use of probiotic bacteria in food targeted to lactose intolerant

2019-11-11T10:09:22-03:00

Intolerância à lactose é uma condição na qual o indivíduo apresenta uma má absorção da lactose, devido à baixa produção ou ausência da enzima lactase. Quando não digerida, a lactose é fermentada por produtos do metabolismo microbiano de bactérias contidas no intestino, causando alguns desconfortos e impossibilitando a ingestão de laticínios por pessoas intolerantes. No entanto, formas alternativas para o consumo de laticínios por intolerantes à lactose vêm sendo apresentadas, tais como os alimentos probióticos que contém bactérias capazes de metabolizar a lactose. Entretanto, uma análise sobre os estudos publicados referentes a esses alimentos faz-se necessária para esclarecer os possíveis benefícios que os probióticos podem trazer a essas pessoas. O presente trabalho objetivou apresentar uma revisão bibliográfica integrativa, de caráter exploratório, acerca da contribuição benéfica dos produtos probióticos aos indivíduos intolerantes à lactose, bem como sua atuação e influência na saúde. Foram realizadas buscas no período de agosto a setembro de 2016 na base de dados da Scielo (Scientific Eletronic Library Online) e BVS (Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde), utilizando os buscadores Medline (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrievel System Online) e Lilacs (Literatura Latino Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde) e ainda em sites de universidades. Dos trinta trabalhos selecionados, sete trabalhos responderam ao problema levantado. A partir da análise dos estudos selecionados foi possível perceber os benefícios dos probióticos para os intolerantes à lactose e os tipos de produtos encontrados, os quais podem contribuir para a melhoria da qualidade de vida destes indivíduos.

Palavras-chave: Alimentos funcionais; lactase; probióticos