title: Analysis of occupational accidents with biological material among professionals in pre-hospital services.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To estimate the prevalence of accidents due to biological material exposure, the characteristics and post-accident conduct among professionals of pre-hospital services of the four municipalities of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study, using a structured questionnaire that was developed to enable the calculation of prevalence, descriptive analysis and analytical analysis using logistic regression. The study included 228 professionals; the prevalence of accidents due to biological material exposure was 29.4%, with 49.2% percutaneous, 10.4% mucousal, 6.0% non-intact skin, and 34.4% intact skin.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the professionals injured, those that stood out were nursing technicians (41.9%) and drivers (28.3%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Notification of the occurrence of the accident occurred in 29.8% of the cases. Percutaneous exposure was associated with time of work in the organization (OR=2.51, 95% CI: 1.18 to 5.35, p<0.017). Notification about accidents with biological material should be encouraged, along with professional evaluation/monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, MG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Adriana Cristina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Maria Henriqueta Rocha Siqueira
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Paiva
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D001826:Body Fluids; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence