Analysis of occupational accidents with biological material among professionals in pre-hospital services.

Autor:	de Oliveira AC; Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, MG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil., Paiva MH
Jazyk:	English; Portuguese; Spanish; Castilian
Zdroj:	Revista latino-americana de enfermagem [Rev Lat Am Enfermagem] 2013 Feb; Vol. 21 (1), pp. 309-15.
DOI:	10.1590/s0104-11692013000100004
Abstrakt:	Objective: To estimate the prevalence of accidents due to biological material exposure, the characteristics and post-accident conduct among professionals of pre-hospital services of the four municipalities of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Method: A cross-sectional study, using a structured questionnaire that was developed to enable the calculation of prevalence, descriptive analysis and analytical analysis using logistic regression. The study included 228 professionals; the prevalence of accidents due to biological material exposure was 29.4%, with 49.2% percutaneous, 10.4% mucousal, 6.0% non-intact skin, and 34.4% intact skin. Results: Among the professionals injured, those that stood out were nursing technicians (41.9%) and drivers (28.3%). Conclusion: Notification of the occurrence of the accident occurred in 29.8% of the cases. Percutaneous exposure was associated with time of work in the organization (OR=2.51, 95% CI: 1.18 to 5.35, p<0.017). Notification about accidents with biological material should be encouraged, along with professional evaluation/monitoring.
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