Resumen

RODRIGUEZ CAMPO, Varinia Alejandra; PARAVIC KLIJN, Tatiana María  y  GONZALEZ RUBILAR, Urcesino Del Tránsito. Perception of paramedical technicians and professionals about physical violence and its related factors in pre-hospital care. Index Enferm [online]. 2015, vol.24, n.1-2, pp.10-14. ISSN 1699-5988.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1132-12962015000100003.

Physical violence is a phenomenon that has become a public health issue. Objective: To determine the perception of paramedical technicians and professionals from the Emergency Medical Assistance Service (SAMU) about physical violence and its associated factors. Methods: Descriptive, correlational, and comparative research. The universe was composed by the professional population and a sample of paramedical technicians from three regions of Chile. Results: 28.4% of professionals and 25% of paramedical technicians have perceived physical violence during last year. 5.4% of technicians have perceived violence with the use of firearms or bladed weapons. Only a 5.4% of violent incidents are investigated and 1.5% are reported. Violence against adult people is the variable that was mostly associated to physical violence perception. Conclusions: There is strong perception of violence in pre-hospital care area and many of the incidents are neither investigated nor reported.

Palabras clave : Violence; Healthcare facilities; Pre-hospital care.