Occupational blood and body fluid exposure in an Australian teaching hospital.
Epidemiol Infect
; 134(3): 465-71, 2006 Jun.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16194290
ABSTRACT
To examine work-related blood and body fluid exposure (BBFE) among health-care workers (HCWs), to explore potential risk factors and to provide policy suggestions, a 6-year retrospective study of all reported BBFE among HCWs (1998-2003) was conducted in a 430-bed teaching hospital in Australia. Results showed that BBFE reporting was consistent throughout the study period, with medical staff experiencing the highest rate of sharps injury (10.4%). Hollow-bore needles were implicated in 51.7% of all percutaneous injuries. Most incidents occurred during sharps use (40.4%) or after use but before disposal (27.1%). Nursing staff experienced 68.5% of reported mucocutaneous exposure. Many such exposures occurred in the absence of any protective attire (61.1%). This study indicated that emphasis on work practice, attire, disposal systems and education strategies, as well as the use of safety sharps should be employed to reduce work-related injuries among HCWs in Australia.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Líquidos Corporais
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Exposição Ocupacional
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Ferimentos Penetrantes Produzidos por Agulha
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Pessoal de Saúde
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Transmissão de Doença Infecciosa do Paciente para o Profissional
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Patógenos Transmitidos pelo Sangue
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Epidemiol Infect
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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EPIDEMIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália