[Accidents with biological material at West Paraná University Hospital].
It is a descriptive and retrospective study with the purpose of investigating labor accidents with biological material involving workers and trainees occurred in 2003 and 2004 in a University Hospital of Parana. For data collection, the electronic form of the Net of Occupational Accidents Prevention - REPAT has been utilized. Out of the 586 hospital workers, there was a register of 20 (3,4%) injured workers in 2003 and 23 (3,8%) in 2004, representing an increase of 15% in the notifications from one year to the other.
REPAT USP, Rede de Prevenção de Acidentes de Trabalhos com Material Biológico em Hospitais Brasileiros. neidetm@terra.com.br
Neide Tiemi
NT
Murofuse
Maria Helena Palucci
MH
Marziale
Lorena Moraes Goetem
LM
Gemelli
D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D001826:Body Fluids; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002404:Catheterization; D003264:Containment of Biohazards; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D005260:Female; D015386:Hazardous Substances; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D011481:Protective Clothing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011482:Protective Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012308:Risk Management / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000453:epidemiology
D015386:Hazardous Substances