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Analysis of reported work accidents involving healthcare workers and exposure to biological materials.

ABSTRACT: Background:Work accidents pose the most risk to the health of workers and thus represent a considerable public health problem. Objective:To establish the epidemiological profile of healthcare workers who were victims of accidents involving biological materials in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in 2017. Methods:Cross-sectional descriptive study based on reports of work accidents involving exposure to biological materials included in the epidemiological surveillance database of the Municipal Secretariat of Health of Canoas. Results:121 work accidents involving exposure to biological materials occurred in 2017. Accidents prevailed among females (93.4%), whites (69.4%) and workers aged 20 to 30 years old (40.5%). Percutaneous exposure was associated with 76.8% of accidents, blood was the most prevalent biological material involved (90%) and hollow needles the main causative agent (64.5%). Gloves were the most frequently worn piece of personal protective equipment (PPE) (75.2%). About 93.4% of the sample was vaccinated against hepatitis B. Conclusion:Habits long consolidated in daily practice need to be reviewed, including training on correct use of PPE and adoption of precautions in all stages of care delivery.

SUBMITTER: Soares RZ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7138471 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Analysis of reported work accidents involving healthcare workers and exposure to biological materials.

Soares Rafaella Zappe RZ Schoen Andressa Santos AS da Rocha Gomes Benelli Kelly K Araújo Mitiyo Shoji MS Neves Matheus M

Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMT 20190101 2

<h4>Background</h4>Work accidents pose the most risk to the health of workers and thus represent a considerable public health problem.<h4>Objective</h4>To establish the epidemiological profile of healthcare workers who were victims of accidents involving biological materials in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in 2017.<h4>Methods</h4>Cross-sectional descriptive study based on reports of work accidents involving exposure to biological materials included in the epidemiological surveillance datab ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundOur aim was to evaluate Spanish family doctors' knowledge about medications that increase the risk of traffic accidents involving older drivers, and to obtain data about the involvement of family doctors in accident prevention activities and the associations between these factors and their demographic and workplace characteristics.MethodsA cross-sectional study of 1888 family doctors throughout Spain was carried out from 2016 to 2018. Participants completed a previously validated self-administered questionnaire that explored whether family doctors distinguished between medications associated with a high or low risk of involvement in a traffic accident, investigated the appropriateness of advice given to older patients, and physicians' involvement in preventive activities. Multiple regression models were used to estimate the adjusted association of these variables with each other and with characteristics of family doctors in the sample.ResultsOn a scale of 1 (never or hardly ever) to 4 (always), the indexes constructed to evaluate how often family doctors believed they should oversee the use of high-risk and low-risk medications yielded values of 3.38 for the former and 2.61 for the latter (p < 0.001). Only 24% responded correctly to all three items that inquired about the appropriateness of the advice they gave to older patients. On a scale of 1 to 4, the frequency at which family doctors gave older patients advice about preventive measures was 2.85, and only 43% reported allocating time during appointments to provide this advice. These latter two variables were directly associated with appropriate values for the index used to evaluate physicians' oversight of medications associated with a high risk. The perception of risk associated with medications and involvement in preventive activities were both greater among female participants.ConclusionsFamily doctors correctly identified medications according to their risk of playing a role in traffic accidents, although the recommendations they gave to their patients were not always appropriate. These findings, along with physicians' infrequent involvement in preventive activities, suggest a need to improve family doctors' competencies and increase the resources available to them so that they can provide their older patients with advice on ways to prevent involvement in traffic accidents.

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Analysis of reported work accidents involving healthcare workers and exposure to biological materials.

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