FROM HEALTH CARE TO THE PRESERVATION OF FORENSIC TRACES: ACTION OF THE NURSING TEAM BEFORE VICTIMS BY FIREARMS AND STAMBLES

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Juliana de Oliveira Musse
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Olímpio, Aloísio, Saad, Karen Ruggeri, Andrade, Erinaldo Luiz, Capeloa, Cristina Nunes, Reis, Maria José dos, Ocon, Carlos Alberto, Isabella, Adriana Paula Jordão, Pitanga, Fernanda Sebastiana, Leal, Magda Rodrigues, Braga, Cristina, Marreira, Marcelo, Gaspar, Maria Aurora Dias, Muniz, Cláudia Cristina Soares, Filoni, Eduardo, Santos, Victor Santana, Melo, Claudia Moura de, Santos, Rodrigo Emanuel Viana dos, Koike, Marcia Kiyomi
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences
• Texto Completo: https://bjihs.emnuvens.com.br/bjihs/article/view/468
• topic: Pessoal de saúde. Ciências Forenses. Emergência.; Health Personnel. Forensic Sciences. Emergencies

Introduction: The nursing staff of urgency / emergency services often assist victims with firearms and stab wounds, therefore, these professionals have great opportunities to adequately preserve the forensic traces present in the victim's body and collaborate with the criminal investigation. Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze the performance and knowledge of nurses and nursing technicians in the preservation of forensic traces in shooting and stabbings victims treated at a hospital that is reference when it comes to emergencies in northeastern Brazil, highlighting the difficulties health professionals regarding the identification, collection and preservation of forensic remains in the victims. Methods: This is a descriptive study with a quantitative approach, conducted from 2017 to 2018. Results: Most nurses and nursing technicians perform less than 50% of the total actions proposed in the questionnaire (81,8% and 85,2%), as well as less than half of the procedures (87,9% and 90.9%). When comparing the answers of the three question groups (documentation, preservation and collection), it was noticed that the procedures related to documentation are the most performed and known by nurses when compared to nursing technicians. Conclusion: Although nurses and nursing technicians realize the importance of measures for the preservation of traces in shot and stabbed victims, few of them perform the necessary procedures for the preservation of forensic remains. In addition, the research findings highlight that the poor knowledge about the procedures to be performed was directly proportional to their execution.