title: [Occupational injury incidence due to biological material in a tertiary referral public hospital in Santa Fe province].
abstract: Occupational accidents due to biological materials cause significant harm to workers and institutions.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To estimate the risk of accidents in doctors and nurses at the Hospital Provincial del Centenario (HPC) and particularly in Emergency Medical Service (EMS) between 2009 and 2013.
  
  
  METHODS
  retrospective cohort study from the survey information of injuries by accidents with biohazard in doctors and nurses workers from HPC.
  
  
  RESULTS
  medical workers reported 45.7% (95% CI 37.2 to 54.3%) of accidents and nurses 38.4% (from 30.3 to 47.1%). The incidence rate ratio (IRR) (doctors / nurses) (2009-2013) = 0.953 (0.661-1.373). EMS workers ages and seniority were significantly lower than those of other care areas taken together. Reports of accidents from the EMS were 34.1% (95% CI: 26.2 to 42.6%) of the total. EMS workers had age and seniority average significantly less than workers in other services. In EMS, the IRR (doctors / nurses) (2009-2013) = 6.337 (2.264 -17.733). SGM medical workers ages and seniority were significantly lower than those of nurses working in this service.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The EMS was particularly vulnerable to occupational injuries, medical workers have a higher risk of accidents compared to nursing workers. The younger age and lower seniority of medical workers could be related at least partly to these findings.
authors.affiliation: Área Tecnología en Salud Pública, Fac de Cs Bioq y Farm. UNR.
authors.forename: Romina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Huanca
authors.affiliation: Hospital Provincial del Centenario.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Perretta
authors.affiliation: Área Tecnología en Salud Pública, Fac de Cs Bioq y Farm. UNR.
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lebensohn
authors.affiliation: Área Tecnología en Salud Pública, Fac de Cs Bioq y Farm. UNR.
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Di Paolo
authors.affiliation: Área Tecnología en Salud Pública, Fac de Cs Bioq y Farm. UNR.
authors.forename: Miryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pires
authors.affiliation: Área Tecnología en Salud Pública, Fac de Cs Bioq y Farm. UNR.
authors.forename: Nora Beatriz
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Quaglia
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001118:Argentina; D005260:Female; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult