An 8-year surveillance of occupational exposure caused by sharp instruments and needle sticks in Velayat Burn Injuries Hospital during 2008-2016
Keywords:
Occupational exposure, training, safety principles, puncture injuries.
Abstract
Needle stick injury is one cause of infection incidence due to blood or body fluids that can lead to infectious diseases such as Hepatitis, Aids and even death in affected people. This study aimed to determine the injuries caused by splash, sharp object and needle stick. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in Rasht Velayat Burn Injuries Hospital. Data collection was conducted with demographic form and occupational exposure-related injuries and review of occupational records of injured people which analyzed by SPSS software. The results of reviews showed a total of 129injured people during an 8-year-period among them 75% was nurses and 25% was service workers. Most injured people aged between 30 to 40 and 37% of them had a 1 to 5 year working experience and finger was the most injured organ. The most injuries occurred in morning shift between 10 to 12 am followed by 12-14 pm or 18-20 pm. Considering this fact that a desirable Frequency Severity Indicator (FSI) is FSI<1, investigations showed that this figure was 1% in 2015 and the most injuries were observed in this year in August. Considering the epidemic and variation of workplace accidents, holding a judicial and health training courses for both employees and employers with respect to acquaintance of safety principles and technical protection seems necessary in order to decrease work-related injuries and human resource retention.
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Aluko, O. O., Adebayo, A. E., Adebisi, T. F., Ewegbemi, M. K., Abidoye, A. T. and Popoola, B. F. (2016). Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of occupational hazards and safety practices in Nigerian healthcare workers, BMC Res Notes, Vol. 9, No. 71: 1-4.
Aung, S. S., Nursalam, Dewi, Y. S. (2016). Improving Compliance with Standard Precautions among Myanmar Nurses Using Health Belief Model, The Malaysian Journal of Nursing, Vol. 8, No. 2: 28-21.
Camacho, A. Díaz, X., ,J. M., Martínez, M., Palomares, A. and Garza, E. (2013). A 5-year surveillance of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens in a university teaching hospital in Monterrey, Mexico, American Journal of Infection Control, Vol. 41: 85-88.
Camacho, A., Díaz, X., Hernández, R., Martínez, M., Chávez, S., Garza, E.,Valdez, R. and Díaz, I. (2015). Exposure and Knowledge of Sharps Injuries among Medical Students in Seven States of Mexico, International Journal of Medical Students, Vol. 3, Issue 1: 24-28.
Frickmann, H., Schmeja W., Reisinger, E., Mittlmeier, T. Mitzner,K. Schwarz, N. G., Warnke, P., and Podbielski, A. (2016). Risk Reduction of Needle Stick Injuries Due to Continuous Shift From Unsafe to Safe Instruments at A German University Hospital, European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology, Vol. 6, No. 3: 227–237.
Ghasemi, A. Etemad, E., Pour MAhammad Jan, N., Bashiri, J., HAbibzadeh, S. (2009). Needle stick injuries and their affecting factors among nurses and service personnel in Ardabil University of Medical Sciences’ healthcare centers, Journal of Infectious Diseases, 14(46): 27-32 (in Persian).
Hashemi, S. H., Torabian, S., Momani, M., Moazeni Dehkordi, S. (2011). Prevalence of sharp instruments and needle sticks in Hamedan health care personnel, Scientific Journal of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, 18(4): 41-46.
Himmelreich H, Rabenau HF, Rindermann M, Stephan C, Bickel M, Marzi I, et al. The management of needlestick injuries. Deutsches Ärzteblatt International 2013; 110(5): 61.
Ingole, K., Pawar, S. and Pathak, S. (2016). Needle Stick Injuries among Health Care Worker at Tertiary Care Hospital, Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci., Vol. 5, No. 12: 718-725.
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Miraki, P., Bidarpoor, F., Rostami, Sh., Khairollahi, Sh., Rahmani, Kh. (2015). Occupational Exposures and Factors Affecting Its Prevalence in Besat Hospital of Sanandaj in 2014, Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, 14: 535-548 (in Persian).
Muralidhar, S., Kumar Singh, P., Jain, R. K., Malhotra, M. and Bala, M. (2010). Needle stick injuries among health care workers in a tertiary care hospital of India, Indian J Med Res, Vol. 131: 405-410.
NIOSH: Improving Workers’ Health across the Globe (2016). Finnish Institute of Occupational health.
Panlilio,A. L., Cardo, D. M., Grohskopf, L. A., Heneine, W. and Ross,C. S. (2005). Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Recommendations and Reports, Vol. 54, No. RR-9.
Rakhshani, F., Heidari, M., Barati Bani, S. (2008). Prevalence and causes of sharp instrument injuries and performance of workers in Zahedan University of Medical Science’s healthcare centers in 2007, Iranian Journal of Epidemiology, 2(3): 87-91(in Persian).
Shahabinejad, M., Ghiasi A. R., Ghaffari, M., Barkhordar, A., Soltani Poorsheikh, S. (2017). Identify occupational hazards of each of the occupational groups in a military hospital, Nurse and Physician within War, 15(5): 31-37(in Persian).
Shahrabadi, R., Seydshohadai, M., Hosseini, F. (2012). Sharp instruments injuries in intensive and general wards, Cardiovascular Nursing Journal, 1(2), 24-29 (in Persian).
Talas, M. S. Kokaoz, S. (2015). ccupational Needlestick-Sharp Injuries during Clinical Practice Training and Status of Hepatitis B Immunization in Nursing and Midwifery Students, Hemşirelikte Araştırma Geliştirme Dergis, Vol. 17, No. 2-3: 49-63.
Uchenna, A. P., Johnbull, O. S. Chinonye, E. E., Christopher, O. T., Nonye, A. P. (2015). The Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Universal Precaution Among Rural Primary Health Care Workers In Enugu Southeast Nigeria, World Journal of Pharmacy And Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 9: 109-125.
Wicker, S., Jung, J., Allwinn, R., Gottschalk, R. and Rabenau, H. F. (2008). Prevalence and prevention of needlestick injuries among healthcare workers in a German university hospital, Int. Arch. Occup. Environ. Health, DOI 10.1007/s00420-007-0219-7.
World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (2002). Occupational health: a manual for primary health care workers.http://www.who.int/iris/handle/10665/116326
Published
2018-10-30
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Ramyar, F., Ava, F., Avishan, F., Masoomeh, M., & Roghayeh, A. (2018). An 8-year surveillance of occupational exposure caused by sharp instruments and needle sticks in Velayat Burn Injuries Hospital during 2008-2016. Amazonia Investiga, 7(16), 5-16. Retrieved from https://amazoniainvestiga.info/index.php/amazonia/article/view/366
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