Introdução Após mais de uma década de implantação do Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência (SAMU), torna-se importante lançar um olhar crítico a este serviço a fim de identificar as propostas da Política Nacional de Atenção às Urgências. Objetivo - Descrever e analisar criticamente o processo de trabalho da Central de Regulação do SAMU São Paulo (SAMU SP). Métodos Foi realizado um estudo de caso descritivo exploratório, com estratégia de métodos mistos, integrando as abordagens quantitativa (dados secundários referentes ao mês de outubro de 2012) e qualitativa (observação direta e entrevistas com três médicos reguladores). O banco de dados secundários permitiu descrever a demanda do SAMU SP e verificar a existência de padrões de associação entre as variáveis. Foi realizado o cálculo das frequências absolutas e relativas de todas as variáveis categóricas e cálculo dos tempos envolvidos no atendimento préhospitalar. As entrevistas foram transcritas e analisadas por meio da análise de conteúdo de Bardin com o objetivo identificar fatores subjetivos que não foram possíveis de serem mensurados na análise quantitativa. Foi realizada uma segunda análise estatística do banco de dados, com foco no processo de priorização das ocorrências, sendo investigadas as variáveis despacho e tempo de regulação, segundo determinante de prioridade e queixas principais. Foi utilizado o teste chi-quadrado para significância estatística. Resultados - A demanda é majoritariamente clínica (59,2 por cento ), masculina (52,2 por cento ), entre 20 e 59 anos (54,5 por cento ) e classificadas com Determinantes de alta prioridade (Echo e Delta) (52,5 por cento ). As transferências inter-hospitalares correspondem a 0,6 por cento da demanda. A frequência de despacho de ambulância é de 63,4 por cento e decresce conforme a prioridade diminui, chegando a 21,2 por cento no Determinante de menor prioridade (Ômega). O tempo resposta é inversamente proporcional ao Determinante de prioridade, e uma parte significativa de ocorrências de baixa prioridade (35,9 por cento ) são incluídas no sistema de saúde. Foram identificadas três dimensões que influenciam o processo de priorização das ocorrências: condições clínicas reportadas (parada cardiorrespiratória, problemas respiratórios, inconsciência) condições de vulnerabilidade e risco específicos (idosos e crianças abaixo de 3 anos, quedas, medo por parte do médico regulador de subestimar, presença de violência, interação com outros serviços) e condições intrínsecas ao processo de trabalho da central de operações SAMU SP (alta demanda e poucos recursos, trabalho colaborativo com outros profissionais). Conclusões A descrição e análise crítica da demanda e do processo de trabalho do SAMU SP traz elementos para a discussão sobre seu papel dentro do sistema de saúde do município. É possível afirmar que o SAMU SP tem cumprido a missão de salvar vidas, provendo assistência qualificada para pacientes classificados de altíssima prioridade que necessitam de atendimento fora do ambiente hospitalar. Ordenar a demanda de urgência e se configurar como um observatório de saúde passam pela necessidade do reconhecimento técnico e político de que se trata de um serviço integrado a rede de atenção à saúde e não apenas a rede temática da urgência / Introduction After more than a decade of Brazilian Mobile Emergency Services (SAMU) implementation, it becomes importante to launch a critical look at this service in order to identify the proposals of the National Policy for Emergency Care. Objective To critically describe and analyze the work process of SAMU Regulation Center of the city of São Paulo (SAMU SP). Methods A descriptive exploratory case study with mixed methods strategy, integrating the quantitative (secondary data for October 2012) and qualitative (direct observation and interviews with three regulatory physicians) approaches. The secondary database was used to describe SAMU SP demand and to verify the existence of patterns of association between the variables. Absolute and relative frequencies of all categorical variables and the times involved in prehospital care were calculated. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed through Bardin content analysis with the objective of identifying subjective factors that were not possible to be measured in the quantitative analysis. A second statistical analysis of the database was carried out, focusing on the prioritization of emergency incidentes. The frequency of dispatch and regulation time were investigated, according to the Priority Determinant and main complaint. The chi-square test was used for statistical significance. Results - The demand is composed mainly by clinical chief complaints (59.2 per cent ), male patients (52.2 per cent ), between 20 and 59 years old (54.5 per cent ) and classified with high priority determinants (Echo and Delta) (52.5 per cent ). Interhospital transfers correspond to 0.6 per cent of the demand. Ambulance dispatch frequency is 63.4 per cent and decreases as the priority decreases, reaching 21.2 per cent in the lowest Priority Determinant (Omega). The response time is inversely proportional to the Priority Determinant, and a significant portion of low priority occurrences (35.9 per cent ) are included in the health system. Three dimensions have been identified that influence the prioritization of emergency incidents: reported clinical conditions (cardiorespiratory arrest, respiratory problems, unconsciousness), vulnerable conditions and specific risk of the emergency incident (elderly and children under 3 years, falls, medical doctor fear of underestimation, presence of violence, interaction with other services) and work process intrinsic conditions of SAMU SP operations center (high demand and few resources, collaborative work with other professionals). Conclusions The description and critical analysis of the demand and work process of the SAMU SP brings elements to the discussion about its role within the health system of the city of São Paulo. It is possible to affirm that SAMU SP has fulfilled the mission of saving lives, providing qualified assistance to patients classified as high priority who need care outside the hospital environment. In order to SAMU SP organize the demand for urgent care and to be a health observatory, there is the need of technical and political re-recognition that it is a service integrated to the health care network and not just a thematic network of urgency

Os serviços de urgência/emergência apresentam-se como uma das portas de entrada do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), têm por objetivo atender de forma imediata indivíduos com risco iminente de vida. Nos últimos anos, a demanda por atendimento nestes serviços tem aumentado, dificultando a organização do trabalho e o acesso aos pacientes que realmente necessitam, comprometendo a qualidade do trabalho da equipe de saúde. As mudanças no perfil de morbi-mortalidade por doenças crônicas não transmissíveis trazem repercussão para o atendimento às urgências/emergências hospitalares. Este estudo teve por objetivo caracterizar os atendimentos clínicos de adultos segundo aspectos demográficos, organizacionais e de diagnóstico médico de alta em um Serviço de Urgência de um Hospital de Ensino do interior de São Paulo, no ano de 2007. Trata-se de uma pesquisa com desenho metodológico quantitativo, do tipo descritivo e transversal, utilizando dados secundários, obtidos através de um banco de dados do próprio hospital, os quais foram analisados segundo a estatística descritiva, apresentados na forma de freqüência e porcentagens, discutidos a partir de referencial teórico de reorganização do atendimento a urgências/emergências clínicas na perspectiva do SUS. No período ocorreram 5285 atendimentos clínicos que se caracterizaram em sua maior parte por usuários do sexo masculino (54,1%), com escolaridade de ensino fundamental (73,9%), na faixa etária de 18 à 59 anos (62,8%), procedentes do município de Ribeirão Preto (63,7%). No que se refere ao diagnóstico mais freqüente encontramos a hipertensão essencial (primária), correspondendo a 4,9% do total de atendimentos realizados. Quanto as variáveis organizacionais que o mês com maior número de atendimentos clínicos foi janeiro, 10%, enquanto o mês de novembro teve o menor número de atendimentos clínicos (7,3%), o dia da semana que apresentou maior demanda foi a segunda-feira (16%); quanto a variável horário de entrada do paciente no serviço, das 12 às 24h obtivemos um porcentual de 67,1% do total de atendimentos clínicos. O principal motivo de saída após atendimento foi a internação hospitalar e o tempo de permanência na unidade predominante foi inferior a seis horas. A caracterização dos atendimentos clínicos do serviço de urgência/emergência fornece subsídios para a organização do trabalho na unidade de estudo e no próprio hospital. / Emergency services are one of the entrances of the Unified Health System (SUS). They aim to delivery immediate care to people at eminent risk of death. The demand for care in these services has increased in the last years. This makes the organization of the work and the access of patients who really need care more difficult, compromising the quality of the health team work. Changes in the profile of morbimortality by nontransmissible chronic diseases reflect on the care provided in hospital emergency services. This quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study aimed to characterize the adult clinical care delivered in an Emergency Service in a Teaching Hospital in the interior of the state of São Paulo, in 2007. Secondary data, obtained in the hospital database, were used to characterize care according to demographic and organizational aspects and the discharge medical diagnosis. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and presented as frequency and percentage. Data are discussed through the theoretical framework of the reorganization of clinical emergency care in the perspective of SUS. During the analyzed period, 5285 clinical care sessions were delivered, most clients were men (54.1%), with primary educational level (73.9%), between 18 and 59 years of age (62.8%), and lived in the city of Ribeirão Preto (63.7%). The most frequent diagnosis observed was essential high blood pressure (primary), corresponding to 4.9% of the total care sessions delivered. Regarding the organizational variables, it was found that January was the month with the highest number of care sessions (10%), while November had the lowest (7.3%). Monday was the day of the week that presented highest demand (16%); the peak time of patient\'s entrance to emergency service was between 12 am and 12 pm, with 67.1% of the total clinical care sessions. The main reason of exit after the care session was hospitalization, and the prevailing length of stay at the service was less than six hours. The characterization of the clinical care delivered at the emergency service supports the organization of the work in the service under study and in the hospital itself.

BACKGROUND: Since the initial report on the negative effects of smoking by the Surgeon General's Advisory Committee, the components of cigarettes and tobacco smoke and the mechanisms by which these cause disease have been studied extensively. Despite the well-documented health consequences associated with tobacco use, nearly 70 million Americans over the age of 12 actively use tobacco products, with 57.5 million of these (22.1% of the U.S. population in this age range) actively smoking cigarettes. Understanding how nicotine addiction develops and reinforces itself is important context for understanding the high prevalence of quit interest among smokers and the high relapse rates associated with quit attempts. While the increased availability of different, clinically proven tobacco cessation aids should lower the barrier associated with tobacco abstinence, the prevalence of quit aid use still remains low among those attempting to quit smoking. This study examines quit interest in active smokers, the quit attempts attempted by current and former smokers, the prevalence of tobacco cessation aid use in these quit attempts, and the perceived efficacy of certain quit aids. METHODS: This study was conducted in the Emergency Departments of ten hospitals nationwide by the National Association of Research Associates Programs in 2012. This study utilized trained research staff to enroll non-emergent patients and visitors over the age of 18 years old, obtaining demographical information and a detailed history of tobacco use from the participant. This included such information as current tobacco use status, how many cigarettes were consumed during a typical day, how many times they had attempted to abstain from tobacco use in the past, if they had used any tobacco cessation aids during those quit attempts, and, if so, how effective they believed these aids were. Participants were also asked to rate their readiness to quit smoking and intent to quit smoking, markers this study used to analyze quit interest. RESULTS: Of those approached, 10,303 study participants were selected for inclusion in this study, reporting tobacco use for longer than one month at any point in their life. 50.5% reported current tobacco use, while 46.8% reported current abstention from smoking. A majority of active smokers expressed interest in initiating tobacco cessation, with 55.2% reporting they were ready to quit smoking, though a smaller majority (51.9%) of active smokers reported that they intended to quit smoking. Most smokers reported at least 1 quit attempt in the past, with 76.5% of former smokers reporting that they quit within 1 to 5 attempts. Only 30.7% of study participants reported ever using some form of tobacco cessation aid in previous quit attempts, with nicotine replacement therapy use being the most commonly reported, and with pharmacological interventions more commonly reported than counseling-based cessation interventions. A majority of participants who reported using nicotine replacement gum and lozenges (57.8% and 49.5%, respectfully) reported that they were not helpful in aiding their cessation attempts, with only 30.1% of gum and 38.7% of lozenge users reporting a positive effect. CONCLUSIONS: The results indicated that among active smokers, smokers that reported smoking less (only some days or fewer cigarettes per day) were more likely to express interest (readiness and intent) in initiating tobacco cessation than those that reported smoking more (every day or more cigarettes per day). Quit interest also appeared to be lowest in 18-25 year olds, with this age group also reporting the lowest proportion of quit attempts, a finding that differed from another national tobacco survey. The prevalence of quit aid use in our study was comparable to another national tobacco survey, but our findings for the prevalence of unassisted quit attempts did not coincide with results found in other studies. These results also indicated that cessation aid use increased with increased number of quit attempts. Though we found that former smokers were more likely to indicate that NRT products were helpful than active smokers were, we were unable to fully analyze the perceived effects of cessation aid use due to the loss of some of this data. In light of the limitations of this study, further study needs to be conducted to better understand the perceived effect of tobacco cessation aids and how this might differ from the efficacy values found in clinical trials. In order to make findings more comparable to other tobacco surveys, future studies should also be designed around clear and common definitions for active tobacco use and quit interest, and a focus on quit attempts should be modulated by some degree of recency (e.g., quit attempts made within the previous year or two years).

Orientador: Cristina Maria Garcia de Lima Parada / Banca: Rodrigo Jensen / Banca: Shirlene Pavelqueiras / Resumo: O objetivo geral do presente estudo foi analisar os chamados da população obstétrica usuária do SAMU 192 de Botucatu no ano de 2012 com relação à sua pertinência, considerando a paridade das mulheres. Trata-se de estudo observacional e analítico, realizado com população de mulheres no ciclo gravídico/puerperal e com profissionais da rede básica de saúde do município de Botucatu-SP. Os dados foram coletados a partir das fichas de atendimento do Serviço e chamados pertinentes foram todos os que resultaram em encaminhamento ao hospital e quando classificados nas cores vermelha, laranja e amarela, segundo critério de risco proposto pelo Ministério da Saúde. Quanto aos profissionais, a amostra foi composta por 67 pessoas, entre médicos, enfermeiros, auxiliares/técnicos de enfermagem e agentes comunitários de saúde. Nas análises estatísticas foram utilizados o teste qui-quadrado, Kruskal-Wallis e exato de Fisher, sendo que em todos os casos considerou-se p crítico <0,05. As análises foram feitas com o software SPSS v15.0. Este estudo foi aprovado por Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu - UNESP. Para ambos os critérios de classificação utilizados, a prevalência de demanda não pertinente foi baixa. Não houve diferença estatisticamente significativa na demanda não pertinente segundo a paridade. Quando se consideram as diferentes categorias profissionais que atuam na atenção básica, não houve diferença entre elas, quando se investigou se primíparas devem ser prioritárias para o SAMU, quando comparadas às multíparas. O escore de conhecimento sobre a pertinência da demanda ao SAMU obtido pelos profissionais variou entre 7 e 8 e pode ser considerado elevado. A excelente condição da mulher no atendimento, as queixas brandas e o registro de achados leves pelos profissionais sugerem que o encaminhamento ao serviço de referência pode estar sendo superestimado, indicando falta de... / Abstract: The general objective of the present study was to analyze the calls from the obstetric users of SAMU 192 in Botucatu, in 2012, as regards their pertinence and taking the women's parity into consideration. The present analytic and observational study included a population of women in the pregnancy-puerperium cycle as well as professionals of the primary healthcare network in the city of Botucatu, SP, Brazil. Data were collected from records of the Service and pertinent calls were all those resulting in referrals to hospitals and classified as red, orange and yellow according to the risk criteria proposed by the Brazilian Ministry of Health. As regards the involved professionals, the study sample comprised 67 peoples including physicians, nurses, nursing assistants/technicians and community healthcare agents. The chi-square, Kruskal-Wallis and exact Fisher's tests were utilized in the statistical analyses, and the critic p value was set at <0.05. The analyses were performed with the SPSS v15.0 software. The present study was approved by the Committee for Ethics in Research of Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu - UNESP. A low prevalence of non pertinent demand was observed as both classification criteria were considered. No statistically significant difference was observed in relation to the non pertinent demand as the women's parity was considered. As the different professional categories involved in primary healthcare activities were considered, no difference was observed in the degree of priority given by SAMU to primiparae and multiparae. The scoring of the professionals' knowledge about demand pertinence ranged between 7 and 8 and may be considered high. The excellent health conditions of the women at their admission, their mild complaints and the reporting of mild findings by the professionals suggest that the index of referrals to the reference center might be overestimated, indicating lack of integration between primary ... / Mestre

Thesis. 1975. M.C.P.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. / Bibliography: leaves 137-139. / M.C.P.

The pre-hospital industry is faced with many challenges, one of which is the skills shortage of advanced life support paramedics in the country. The industry has naturally dictated competition both nationally and internationally for the recruitment of these advanced life support paramedics. Staff turnover has increased as a result of this issue which also has financial implications on the individual business of constant recruitment and turnover. The purpose of this study is to investigate problems that currently exist in the industry with regards to the advanced life support paramedic employment which will provide valuable information on retention strategies and reduce staff turnover.

Thesis. 1975. M.C.P.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. / Bibliography: leaves 186-189. / by Shelley F. Bernstein, E. Michael Paul Thomas. / M.C.P.

Hot och våld inom ambulanssjukvård är ett arbetsmiljöproblem såväl nationellt som internationellt. Ambulanssjukvården är den första länken i vårdkedjan och ställs inför många olika utmaningar varav hot och våld kanske är den största av dem alla då personalen som är där för att hjälpa istället är den som behöver hjälp. Forskningen inom området är begränsad och uteslutande kvantitativ vilket är ett problem då fenomenet är en högst subjektiv upplevelse. Syftet med studien var att beskriva ambulanspersonalens erfarenheter av hot och våld inom ambulanssjukvården. Metoden var empirisk med kvalitativ ansats och datainsamlingen bestod av intervjuer. Resultatet visar att hot och våld inom ambulanssjukvården har stor påverkan på personalen såväl psykiskt som fysiskt. Fenomenet är ofta oförutsägbart och därför svårt att skydda sig mot men med hjälp av kroppsspråk och planering är det möjligt att förebygga hot och våld. Sociala problem samt den egna utrustningen och attityden upplevs som möjliga orsaker till att personalen utsätts för övergrepp. Den publicerade forskningen inom ambulanssjukvård har aldrig tidigare undersökt hur individerna bakom siffrorna i statistiken upplever hur det är att utsättas för hot och våld i yrket. Att ta del av ambulanspersonalens erfarenheter av fenomenet är således ny kunskap som belyser problematiken ur ett annat perspektiv vilket kan bidra till att medvetenheten om hot och våld ökar hos både personal, arbetsgivare samt högskolor och universitet. / Program: Specialistsjuksköterskeutbildning med inriktning mot ambulanssjukvård

Purpose: To evaluate the influence of physical fitness on the metabolic and perceptual responses to chest compression-only (CCO) CPR. Methods: In a counterbalanced design, forty-seven CPR-certified participants were randomized to perform: 1) a fitness assessment in which muscular (e.g., push-ups = PU) and cardiorespiratory endurance (e.g., step test recovery heart rate = RHR) were determined, and 2) a 10-minute CCO-CPR trial in which the heart rate (HR) response and ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) were determined. Results: Both PU and RHR were significantly correlated to the HR response to CCO-CPR (r = - 0.45, p < 0.01; r = 0.54, p < 0.001). PU were significantly correlated to RPE: local muscular (r = - 0.43; p < 0.01), central (r = - 0.45; p < 0.01), and over-all (r = - 0.39; p < 0.01). Conclusions: Greater physical fitness lessens the metabolic and perceptual strain to CCO-CPR. / by Adam J. Berrones. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2010. / Includes bibliography. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2010. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Introdução Após mais de uma década de implantação do Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência (SAMU), torna-se importante lançar um olhar crítico a este serviço a fim de identificar as propostas da Política Nacional de Atenção às Urgências. Objetivo - Descrever e analisar criticamente o processo de trabalho da Central de Regulação do SAMU São Paulo (SAMU SP). Métodos Foi realizado um estudo de caso descritivo exploratório, com estratégia de métodos mistos, integrando as abordagens quantitativa (dados secundários referentes ao mês de outubro de 2012) e qualitativa (observação direta e entrevistas com três médicos reguladores). O banco de dados secundários permitiu descrever a demanda do SAMU SP e verificar a existência de padrões de associação entre as variáveis. Foi realizado o cálculo das frequências absolutas e relativas de todas as variáveis categóricas e cálculo dos tempos envolvidos no atendimento préhospitalar. As entrevistas foram transcritas e analisadas por meio da análise de conteúdo de Bardin com o objetivo identificar fatores subjetivos que não foram possíveis de serem mensurados na análise quantitativa. Foi realizada uma segunda análise estatística do banco de dados, com foco no processo de priorização das ocorrências, sendo investigadas as variáveis despacho e tempo de regulação, segundo determinante de prioridade e queixas principais. Foi utilizado o teste chi-quadrado para significância estatística. Resultados - A demanda é majoritariamente clínica (59,2 por cento ), masculina (52,2 por cento ), entre 20 e 59 anos (54,5 por cento ) e classificadas com Determinantes de alta prioridade (Echo e Delta) (52,5 por cento ). As transferências inter-hospitalares correspondem a 0,6 por cento da demanda. A frequência de despacho de ambulância é de 63,4 por cento e decresce conforme a prioridade diminui, chegando a 21,2 por cento no Determinante de menor prioridade (Ômega). O tempo resposta é inversamente proporcional ao Determinante de prioridade, e uma parte significativa de ocorrências de baixa prioridade (35,9 por cento ) são incluídas no sistema de saúde. Foram identificadas três dimensões que influenciam o processo de priorização das ocorrências: condições clínicas reportadas (parada cardiorrespiratória, problemas respiratórios, inconsciência) condições de vulnerabilidade e risco específicos (idosos e crianças abaixo de 3 anos, quedas, medo por parte do médico regulador de subestimar, presença de violência, interação com outros serviços) e condições intrínsecas ao processo de trabalho da central de operações SAMU SP (alta demanda e poucos recursos, trabalho colaborativo com outros profissionais). Conclusões A descrição e análise crítica da demanda e do processo de trabalho do SAMU SP traz elementos para a discussão sobre seu papel dentro do sistema de saúde do município. É possível afirmar que o SAMU SP tem cumprido a missão de salvar vidas, provendo assistência qualificada para pacientes classificados de altíssima prioridade que necessitam de atendimento fora do ambiente hospitalar. Ordenar a demanda de urgência e se configurar como um observatório de saúde passam pela necessidade do reconhecimento técnico e político de que se trata de um serviço integrado a rede de atenção à saúde e não apenas a rede temática da urgência / Introduction After more than a decade of Brazilian Mobile Emergency Services (SAMU) implementation, it becomes importante to launch a critical look at this service in order to identify the proposals of the National Policy for Emergency Care. Objective To critically describe and analyze the work process of SAMU Regulation Center of the city of São Paulo (SAMU SP). Methods A descriptive exploratory case study with mixed methods strategy, integrating the quantitative (secondary data for October 2012) and qualitative (direct observation and interviews with three regulatory physicians) approaches. The secondary database was used to describe SAMU SP demand and to verify the existence of patterns of association between the variables. Absolute and relative frequencies of all categorical variables and the times involved in prehospital care were calculated. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed through Bardin content analysis with the objective of identifying subjective factors that were not possible to be measured in the quantitative analysis. A second statistical analysis of the database was carried out, focusing on the prioritization of emergency incidentes. The frequency of dispatch and regulation time were investigated, according to the Priority Determinant and main complaint. The chi-square test was used for statistical significance. Results - The demand is composed mainly by clinical chief complaints (59.2 per cent ), male patients (52.2 per cent ), between 20 and 59 years old (54.5 per cent ) and classified with high priority determinants (Echo and Delta) (52.5 per cent ). Interhospital transfers correspond to 0.6 per cent of the demand. Ambulance dispatch frequency is 63.4 per cent and decreases as the priority decreases, reaching 21.2 per cent in the lowest Priority Determinant (Omega). The response time is inversely proportional to the Priority Determinant, and a significant portion of low priority occurrences (35.9 per cent ) are included in the health system. Three dimensions have been identified that influence the prioritization of emergency incidents: reported clinical conditions (cardiorespiratory arrest, respiratory problems, unconsciousness), vulnerable conditions and specific risk of the emergency incident (elderly and children under 3 years, falls, medical doctor fear of underestimation, presence of violence, interaction with other services) and work process intrinsic conditions of SAMU SP operations center (high demand and few resources, collaborative work with other professionals). Conclusions The description and critical analysis of the demand and work process of the SAMU SP brings elements to the discussion about its role within the health system of the city of São Paulo. It is possible to affirm that SAMU SP has fulfilled the mission of saving lives, providing qualified assistance to patients classified as high priority who need care outside the hospital environment. In order to SAMU SP organize the demand for urgent care and to be a health observatory, there is the need of technical and political re-recognition that it is a service integrated to the health care network and not just a thematic network of urgency