title: [Accidents reported at the Workers' Reference Center in Ribeirão Preto, southeastern Brazil].
abstract: This is a quantitative, descriptive study that aims to investigate work-related injuries involving exposure to biomaterial among health workers in health care units in the city of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. Data was obtained from Work-Related Injury Report forms filled at the Worker's Health Reference Center in Ribeirão Preto in 2005. A total of 1,665 work-related injuries (91.7%) were reported and 151 (8.3%) were diagnosed as occupational diseases. Of the 1,665 injuries reported, 480 (28.82%) affected workers working at health care units and 153 (31.87%) were associated to biological material exposure. The situational diagnosis of occupational accidents is relevant for the development of preventive strategies by worker's health services. The results of the present study provide major indicators that allow the organization of actions following the National Network for Workers' Comprehensive Health Care (RENAST) guidelines and effectively contribute for workers health promotion.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem Fundamental da Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (EERP-USP), Centro Colaborador da Organização Mundial em Saúde (OMS) para Pesquisa em Enfermagem, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil. monicachiodi@usp.br
authors.forename: Mônica Bonagamba
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Chiodi
authors.forename: Maria Helena Palucci
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Marziale
authors.forename: Rosângela Murari
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Mondadori
authors.forename: Maria Lúcia do Carmo Cruz
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Robazzi
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001938:Brazil; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data