Participation of Social Work staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, in a third level Institute of care

Abstract

Currently, the COVID-19 pandemic, which in an unprecedented way has affected practically all the world, due to the rapid transmission and lethality of the virus, has required the participation of front-line health personnel; doctors (emergency physicians, anesthesiologists and intensivists, teams have also had to be set up with a leader who prepares and guides small groups to try to cover the emergency), in this context, Social Work staff, as a core part of the health team, has had to modify the protocol of care provided to patients and their families, since at the time of the interview to enter the emergency department, it is unknown whether or not they are carriers of the virus that causes the disease. Although COVID-19 does not have neurological involvement as the first manifestation, neurological complications are known every day that worsen the prognosis. In the National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery "Manuel Velasco Suárez" (INNN MVS), protocols have been designed to identify patients who could be carriers of this disease and the Department of Social Work is in the first line of care with a "triage " ad hoc.
The objective of this work is to analyze the participation of said personnel in the current situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in all the measures that the country faces.