title: Biological accidents at work among resident physicians in specialist training at Bari University Hospital, Italy.
abstract: The phenomenon of accidents at work was investigated among the resident physicians of the School of Medicine, Bari University, by a self-administered anonymous questionnaire probing personal details and inquiring about any accidents at work experienced during the training period, and by a comparison with the accidents reported to the Hospital Accidents Registry. At least 1 biological accident was reported by 18.2% of the 450 participants, this percentage being significantly higher in the surgical area (33.3%), where biological accidents were much more rarely reported to either the Residency School Director or the Accidents Registry. In conclusion, despite an overall reduction compared with the past, the frequency both of biological accidents and of underreporting is still high among resident physicians, particularly in the surgical area.
authors.affiliation: Residency School in Occupational Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy; Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Section of Occupational Medicine "E.C. Vigliani", University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Basso
authors.affiliation: Residency School in Occupational Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Rosaria
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Section of Occupational Medicine "E.C. Vigliani", University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Ignazio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Drago
authors.affiliation: Residency School in Occupational Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy; Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Section of Occupational Medicine "E.C. Vigliani", University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Soleo
authors.affiliation: Residency School in Occupational Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy; Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Section of Occupational Medicine "E.C. Vigliani", University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy. Electronic address: piero.lovreglio@uniba.it.
authors.forename: Piero
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lovreglio
mesh_terms: D055885:Biohazard Release; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010820:Physicians; D012308:Risk Management; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Accident registry; Surgical area; Underreporting