[Needlestick injuries among nursing workers at a university hospital in the interior of the Sao Paulo state].
The risk presented by health care workers of acquiring bloodborne pathogens is well documented by the literature, which shows that Aids and Hepatitis acquired in the work setting is a real fact. This descriptive retrospective study was conducted in a university hospital in 1998 and aimed at analyzing needlestick injuries in nursing workers. Results showed that of the 398 officially reported occupational accidents, 125 (30.40%) were needlestick injuries and that 89 (71.20%) occurred among nursing workers. The most frequent occurrences took place during medication administration (25.78%). Authors concluded that nursing workers were the most frequently victimized workers by occupational accidents involving needlestick injuries.
Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo. canini@eerp.usp.br
Silvia Rita Marin da Silva
SR
Canini
Elucir
E
Gir
Miyeko
M
Hayashida
Alcyone Artioli
AA
Machado
D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001938:Brazil; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D012189:Retrospective Studies