title: [Work accidents among nursing workers at a university hospital].
abstract: A descriptive study was conducted to assess the epidemiological aspects of the work accidents that occur among nursing personnel. The study consisted of a population of 1,218 workers and assessed 100 accídents, that corresponded to 8.2% of all accidents that took place during the period, January 1st 1995 to June 3rd 1995. The summary of this study evaluates the work accidents that occur among these nursing personnel and the risk factors presented by the working conditions of a university hospital.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas. denffcm@fcm.unicamp.br
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Benatti
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009729:Nursing
vernacular_title: Acidentes do trabalho entre trabalhadores de enfermagem de um hospital universitário.