OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS WITH BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS

Authors

  • Manoel Carlos Arantes Universidade Estadual de Londrina-PR.
  • Maria do Carmo Fernandez Lourenço Haddad Universidade Estadual de Londrina-PR.
  • Sonia Silva Marcon Universidade Estadual de Maringá-PR.
  • Mariana Angela Rossaneis Universidade Estadual de Londrina-PR.
  • Paloma de Souza Cavalcante Pissinati Universidade Estadual de Maringá-PR
  • Samuel Andrade de Oliveira Universidade Estadual de Londrina-PR.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i1.46508

Keywords:

Occupational accidents, Occupational health, Occupational exposure, Exposure to biological agents.

Abstract

The present study aimed at characterizing occupational accidents with biological material among healthcare workers. A retrospective, quantitative study of accidents involving biological material, conducted in a secondary reference hospital located in the northeastern region of the state of Paraná. Data were collected between December 2013 and June 2014 from 1,061 medical records of health professionals and registration sheets for the Notifiable Diseases Information System, and were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Among 1,061 occupational accidents with biological material, 58.1% occurred among nursing aides and technicians, of whom 82.7% were women. The main organic material present in 86.1% of the accidents was blood; 88.2% occurred through percutaneous exposure, 66.1% involved the use of needles with lumen, and 21.9% resulted from inappropriate disposal of sharps. It is necessary to implement preventive measures directed to the nursing team.

Author Biographies

Manoel Carlos Arantes, Universidade Estadual de Londrina-PR.

Enfermeiro. Mestre em Enfermagem. Enfermeiro na Prefeitura Municipal de Londrina. Londrina-PR-Brasil.

Maria do Carmo Fernandez Lourenço Haddad, Universidade Estadual de Londrina-PR.

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Londrina. Londrina-PR-Brasil.

Sonia Silva Marcon, Universidade Estadual de Maringá-PR.

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Maringá. Maringá-PR-Brasil.

Mariana Angela Rossaneis, Universidade Estadual de Londrina-PR.

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Enfermeira da Prefeitura Municipal de Rolândia. Rolândia-PR-Brasil.

Paloma de Souza Cavalcante Pissinati, Universidade Estadual de Maringá-PR

Enfermeira. Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Maringá. Enfermeira da Prefeitura Municipal de Rolândia. Rolândia-PR-Brasil.

Samuel Andrade de Oliveira, Universidade Estadual de Londrina-PR.

Enfermeiro. Residente em Gerência de Serviços de Enfermagem na Universidade Estadual de Londrina. Londrina-PR-Brasil.

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Published

2017-03-13

How to Cite

Arantes, M. C., Haddad, M. do C. F. L., Marcon, S. S., Rossaneis, M. A., Pissinati, P. de S. C., & de Oliveira, S. A. (2017). OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS WITH BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS. Cogitare Enfermagem, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i1.46508

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2017)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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