Frequency of Work Injuries of Needle Stick among Personnel in Sina Hospital in 2011
Introduction and AimsSince the needle stick is one of the hospital-based infections and taking immediate precautions is vital in staff’s health and safety. In order to identify causes and frequency of injuries, this cross-sectional study was conducted among Sina hospital staff in 2011.Materials and...
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| author | Rahim Taghavi Kamyar Tavakoli Tabasi Shabnam Mohamadi Kiarash Kor |
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| description | Introduction and AimsSince the needle stick is one of the hospital-based infections and taking immediate precautions is vital in staff’s health and
safety. In order to identify causes and frequency of injuries, this cross-sectional study was conducted among Sina hospital
staff in 2011.Materials and MethodsAmong 295 medical workers of Sina hospital that were selected using census method, 191 persons filled the questionnaires.
Data was analyzed by SPSS v.15, descriptive analysis and regression logistic.ResultsMore needle stick occurred about nurses in the morning shift with a bachelor’s degree with 15-10 years of experience and
20-30 years old. There was a significant relation between demographic criteria and the frequency of needle stick. The most
accident was needle stick injury in 25% of cases and the most reaction was wound washing with water and soap (66%).
High level of load work and lack of protection instruments were recommended as 44% and 9% of the reasons of needle stick
respectively.ConclusionIn order to reduction needle stick, promoting education, safe work practices for staff and using devices with safety features
seems to be necessary. Considering the importance of health personnel, the employee should expect to have tests by the
hospital for baseline results of Hepatitis B surface antibody, Hepatitis C antibody, HIV antibody and possibly other liver
necessary tests.* Corresponding Author: Mashhad University of Medical Science, Department of Urology.Email: Tavakolik@mums.ac.ir |
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| spelling | doaj.art-28da057f451b4f4f89e5d558ea2c41192022-12-22T01:44:25ZfasNeyshabur University of Medical SciencesMajallah-i Dānishkadah-i ̒ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Niyshābūr2383-32032476-27682015-02-01252228Frequency of Work Injuries of Needle Stick among Personnel in Sina Hospital in 2011Rahim Taghavi0Kamyar Tavakoli Tabasi1Shabnam Mohamadi2Kiarash Kor3 Introduction and AimsSince the needle stick is one of the hospital-based infections and taking immediate precautions is vital in staff’s health and safety. In order to identify causes and frequency of injuries, this cross-sectional study was conducted among Sina hospital staff in 2011.Materials and MethodsAmong 295 medical workers of Sina hospital that were selected using census method, 191 persons filled the questionnaires. Data was analyzed by SPSS v.15, descriptive analysis and regression logistic.ResultsMore needle stick occurred about nurses in the morning shift with a bachelor’s degree with 15-10 years of experience and 20-30 years old. There was a significant relation between demographic criteria and the frequency of needle stick. The most accident was needle stick injury in 25% of cases and the most reaction was wound washing with water and soap (66%). High level of load work and lack of protection instruments were recommended as 44% and 9% of the reasons of needle stick respectively.ConclusionIn order to reduction needle stick, promoting education, safe work practices for staff and using devices with safety features seems to be necessary. Considering the importance of health personnel, the employee should expect to have tests by the hospital for baseline results of Hepatitis B surface antibody, Hepatitis C antibody, HIV antibody and possibly other liver necessary tests.* Corresponding Author: Mashhad University of Medical Science, Department of Urology.Email: Tavakolik@mums.ac.irhttp://journal.nums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-40&slc_lang=en&sid=1Needle Stick Safety Medical Staff |
| spellingShingle | Rahim Taghavi Kamyar Tavakoli Tabasi Shabnam Mohamadi Kiarash Kor Frequency of Work Injuries of Needle Stick among Personnel in Sina Hospital in 2011 Majallah-i Dānishkadah-i ̒ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Niyshābūr Needle Stick Safety Medical Staff |
| title | Frequency of Work Injuries of Needle Stick among Personnel in Sina Hospital in 2011 |
| title_full | Frequency of Work Injuries of Needle Stick among Personnel in Sina Hospital in 2011 |
| title_fullStr | Frequency of Work Injuries of Needle Stick among Personnel in Sina Hospital in 2011 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Frequency of Work Injuries of Needle Stick among Personnel in Sina Hospital in 2011 |
| title_short | Frequency of Work Injuries of Needle Stick among Personnel in Sina Hospital in 2011 |
| title_sort | frequency of work injuries of needle stick among personnel in sina hospital in 2011 |
| topic | Needle Stick Safety Medical Staff |
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