O serviço social na saúde: desafios do serviço social no pronto-socorro do hospital universitário de Santa Maria e suas contribuições na atenção aos idosos

Abstract

This study intends to address the demographic aging in Brazil and the aging process experienced by the Brazilian working class, giving visibility to the specificities of the old age in the health area, from the perspective of social work, understanding that it is necessary to highlight this theme, aiming to curb the deepening of the misfortunes imposed by the aging process. The study is based mainly on bibliographic research and considerations arising from the experience of the curricular internship, held at the University Hospital Santa Maria-HUSM, as a social work academic. The study also provides a brief overview of the implementation of brazilian public health system, the political and economic scenario in which the Unified Health System (SUS) was created and considerations about the current system, focusing on urgency and emergency. , more specifically the incidence of fractures in elderly people, considering the increasing collective demand of the population. We reflect about the importance of the social worker who works in the health area in face of this demand and its daily challenges to ensure access to the social rights of service users.