Deaths of doctors and nursing staff by COVID-19 in Brazil: a sociological approach

Abstract The article addresses the most basic nuances and key issues involved in the high mortality of doctors, nurses, technicians and nursing assistants, as a result of COVID-19 in Brazil. This is a study based on data from the Federal Councils of Medicine and Nursing (CFM and Cofen, respectively) and the study on the death inventory of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), and aims to understand and analyze this reality in the light of the sociology of professions. The work makes a relevant and unprecedented contribution to the understanding of the past, present and future of working class segments that work at the bedside, on the front line, providing direct care to patients.

摘要 本文探讨了巴西境内因新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）导致医师、护士、技术人员及护理助理高死亡率所涉及的最基础细节与核心议题。本研究基于巴西联邦医学委员会（Conselho Federal de Medicina, CFM）、巴西联邦护理委员会（Conselho Federal de Enfermagem, Cofen）的数据，以及奥斯瓦尔多·克鲁兹基金会（Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Fiocruz）的死亡清查研究，旨在从职业社会学视角对该现状展开理解与分析。本研究为深入认知一线床边直接照护患者的从业群体的过去、现状与未来提供了具有重要意义的开创性贡献。