PROTOCOLO DE ASSISTÊNCIA DO PACIENTE COM INFARTO AGUDO DO MIOCÁRDIO NA EMERGÊNCIA

Abstract

Acute myocardial infarction is a cardiovascular disease resulting from coronary atherosclerosis that most affects the population worldwide, needs immediate intervention to reduce the risk of major or irreversible damage to the heart muscle, so that such damage is minimal. Health professionals need knowledge about this pathology and know the main care that should be applied to these patients. Over the years, coronary care units have emerged and after this progress have made sure that it is possible to survive the infarction and in order to relieve and cure these patients the mortality rate has reduced and much worldwide. Thus, the present study aims to understand the urgency and emergency team facing patients with acute myocardial infarction in a hospital unit. It used in this work a method of literature review of scientific articles on infarction and content analysis in books. The results obtained were that a care provided with quality and technical-scientific knowledge greatly reduces the irreversible damage to the patient suffering from infarction and ensures a quality of life without possible post-AMI sequelae.