Diálogos sobre trabalho e saúde: análise da movimentação interativa nos blogs dos bombeiros do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil / Work and health dialogues: analysis of interactive activity in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, firefighters' blogs

Resumo Avanços nas técnicas de análise automática de documentos permitiram a compreensão de aspectos objetivos e subjetivos em textos extraídos de mídias sociais. Este artigo propôs analisar a relação trabalho e saúde dos bombeiros militares do Atendimento pré-hospitalar do município do RJ, por meio das publicações nos blogs SOS Bombeiros e SOS Bombeiros RJ. Graças ao percurso metodológico, através da análise de redes, evidenciou-se forte correlação entre as palavras utilizadas pelos atores, revelando precárias condições de trabalho e necessidade de atenção ampliada à saúde dos trabalhadores.

Abstract Advances in the techniques of automatic document analysis allow the understanding of objectives and subjective aspects in texts extracted from social media. This paper proposes a study on the work-health relationship of military firefighters of the Prehospital Care in the city of Rio de Janeiro, through publications in the blogs SOS Bombeiros and SOS Bombeiros RJ. Thanks to the methodological approach, through network analysis, a strong correlation between the words used by the stakeholders was uncovered, revealing precarious working conditions and the need for increased attention to workers' health.

An evaluation of the professional, social and demographic profile and quality of life of physicians working at the Prehospital Emergency Medical System (SAMU) in Brazil

OBJECTIVE: To describe the profile of physicians working at the Prehospital Emergency Medical System (SAMU) in Brazil and to evaluate their quality of life. METHODS: Both a semi-structured questionnaire with 57 questions and the SF-36 questionnaire were sent to research departments within SAMU in the Brazilian state capitals, the Federal District and inland towns in Brazil. RESULTS: Of a total of 902 physicians, including 644 (71.4%) males, 533 (59.1%) were between 30 and 45 years of age and 562 (62.4%) worked in a state capital. Regarding education level, 45.1% had graduated less than five years before and only 43% were specialists recognized by the Brazilian Medical Association. Regarding training, 95% did not report any specific training for their work at SAMU. The main weaknesses identified were psychiatric care and surgical emergencies in 57.2 and 42.9% of cases, respectively; traumatic pediatric emergencies, 48.9%; and medical emergencies, 42.9%. As for procedure-related skills, the physicians reported difficulties in pediatric advanced support (62.4%), airway surgical access (45.6%), pericardiocentesis (64.4%) and thoracentesis (29.9%). Difficulties in using an artificial ventilator (43.3%) and in transcutaneous pacing (42.2%) were also reported. Higher percentages of young physicians, aged 25-30 years (26.7 vs 19.0%; p<0.01), worked exclusively in prehospital care (18.0 vs 7.7%; p<0.001), with workloads >48 h per week (12.8 vs 8.6%; p<0.001), and were non-specialists with the shortest length of service (<1 year) at SAMU (30.1 vs 18.2%; p<0.001) who were hired without having to pass public service exams* (i.e., for a temporary job) (61.8 vs 46.2%; p<0.001). Regarding quality of life, the pain domain yielded the worst result among physicians at SAMU. CONCLUSIONS: The doctors in this sample were young and within a few years of graduation, and they had no specific training in prehospital emergencies. Deficiencies ...