[Underreporting of accidents with cutting and piercing objects in nursing].
This study aimed at: identifying occupational accidents caused by percutaneous injuries among nursing workers, identifying whether or not accidents were reported and at learning about the reason for non-reporting. It is a descriptive study with a quantitative analysis of the data collected through the interview technique applied to 394 nursing workers from two hospitals in São Paulo State. The results showed that 30% of the 394 workers had an accident in 2001 and of such accidents, 277 (70.30%) were caused by percutaneous injuries, 173 (62.45%) accidents were reported and 104 (37.55%) were not reported. The reasons leading to non-reporting were related to beliefs, lack of knowledge and information concerning contamination risks and to the form of data recording.
Marziale
Maria Helena Palucci
MH
Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto/USP. marziale@eerp.usp.br
D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001938:Brazil; D006801:Humans; D011996:Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000453:epidemiology*