[en] Introduction: Overcrowding in the Hospital Emergency Department represents an international crisis that affects the quality and access to social and health care, as a result of an aging population, an increase in the prevalence of chronic diseases, and non-urgent visits to the service. The increased pressure on the Hospital Emergency Department has led to the introduction of innovative ways of working. On a global and European level, one such innovation includes the role of the physiotherapist as an integral member of the unit's interdisciplinary team responsible for the assessment, diagnosis and management of functional and movement disorders. However, the absence of the physiotherapist in the care network of Hospital Emergency Departments in Spain, and consequently, in Galicia, should be noted. The promotion of physiotherapy as a therapeutic alternative and its inclusion in the portfolio of health services with the greatest presence, both in the public and private spheres, is essential to adjust the real needs of social and health care to its demand. Objective: To understand the contexts and needs of hospital emergency services in Galicia to which the potential role of physiotherapy can contribute to respond, determined by the perceptions of health professionals in these services. Methods: In order to achieve the proposed research objective, a descriptive, observational and cross-sectional study will be conducted through the procedure of surveys of health professionals in Hospital Emergency Departments. The purpose of the study will be solely descriptive, starting from the perspective of the people involved and building a collective vision, since this methodology allows us to capture the knowledge, meaning and interpretations that individuals share about the reality that we intend to investigate. In addition, IBM SPSS Statistics® software, the descriptive-analytical method and the triangulation of researchers, will be used to carry out the analysis of the data obtained.

[gl] Introdución: A conxestión no Servizo de Urxencias Hospitalario representa unha crise internacional que afecta á calidade e ao acceso á atención sociosanitaria, como resultado do envellecemento da poboación, o aumento da prevalencia de enfermidades crónicas e as visitas non urxentes ao servizo. O aumento da presión sobre o Servizo de Urxencias Hospitalario supuxo a introdución de formas innovadoras de traballo. A nivel mundial e europeo, unha desas innovacións inclúe o rol do fisioterapeuta, como membro integral do equipo interdisciplinar da unidade, responsable da avaliación, diagnóstico e manexo dos trastornos funcionales e do movemento. Con todo, cabo destacar a ausencia da figura do fisioterapeuta na rede asistencial dos Servizos de Urxencias Hospitalarios en España, e consecuentemente, en Galicia. A promoción da Fisioterapia como alternativa terapéutica e a súa inclusión na carteira de servizos sanitarios con maior presenza, tanto no ámbito público como privado, resultan esenciais para axustar as necesidades reais da atención sociosanitaria á súa demanda. Obxectivo: Coñecer os contextos e necesidades dos Servizos de Urxencias Hospitalarios do territorio galego aos que o potencial papel da Fisioterapia pode contribuír a dar resposta, determinados mediante as percepcións dos profesionais da saúde dos devanditos servizos. Material e método: Para a consecución do obxectivo de investigación suscitado realizarase un estudo descriptivo, observacional e de corte transversal, mediante o procedemento de enquisas aos profesionais sanitarios dos Servizos de Urxencias Hospitalarios. Cunha finalidade descriptiva, partindo da perspectiva das persoas implicadas e construíndo unha visión colectiva, posto que dita metodoloxía permite captar o coñecemento, o significado e as interpretacións que comparten os individuos sobre a realidade que se pretende investigar. Así mesmo, empregarase o programa informático IBM SPSS Statistics®, o método descriptivo-analítico e a triangulación de investigadores para realizar a análise dos datos obtidos.