OCCUPACIONAL EXPOSURE WITH POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS BIOLOGICALMATERIAL AMONG WORKERS IN HOSPITAL SERVICES

• Main Authors: Natasha de Oliveira Morais, Anamaria Melo Miranda Paniago, Adriana Carla Negri, Olcinei Alves de Oliveira, Rivaldo Venâncio da Cunha, Sandra Maria do Valle Leone de Oliveira
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2009-12-01
• Series: Cogitare Enfermagem
• Subjects: Occupational exposure; Blood-Borne pathogens; Hospital services
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v14i4.16387

This is a descriptive and quantitative research which aimed to study the annual frequency of workplaceaccidents that occurred among health professionals and to characterize the occurrence of work acidentes involvinghospital hygiene staff. 238 professional accidents’ reports were analyzed, from the Epidemiology Department in an UniversityHospital, from 2004-2009. From the total, 10,9% (26/238) corresponded to accidents with hygiene staff , and 2,5% with theones who worked at the laundry service. Data were gathered from the form of Surveillance System PSBio. It was observedthat there was a greater frequency of accidents, especially among the female workers, aged from 30-40 years, withpredominance of percutaneous exposure, especially the fingers as the most affected part of the body. Three pillars ofassistance should be strengthened: the information system to support the institutional policy, continuing education ofprofessionals who generate perforating residues and purchase of materials with safety devices