WORK ACCIDENTS WITH BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL: ANALYSIS OF THEIR OCCURRENCE AND RECORDING

Authors

  • Grassyelly Silva Gusmão
  • Adriana Cristina de Oliveira
  • Camila Sarmento Gama

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v18i3.33572

Keywords:

Occupational risks, Worker’s health, Notification of work accidents, Work accidents, Nursing.

Abstract

This epidemiological study was undertaken in a philanthropic hospital in Minas Gerais, in May 2010, through
the administration of a semi-structured questionnaire and consecutive analysis of the files of the Notifiable Conditions/Incidents
Information System and the Notification of Occupational Accidents System. The aim was to determine the prevalence of
occupational accidents involving biological material among the nursing team, and to compare the results with the records in the
Notifiable Conditions Information System and Notification of Occupational Accidents, as well as to identify their characteristics.
17 (53.1%) accidents were reported involving biological material, 10 (31.2%) recorded in the Notifiable Conditions Information
System and 5 (15.6%) in the Notification of Occupational Accidents System. Venepuncture and the inadequate disposal of
material were associated with 52.9% and 47.1% of the accidents, respectively. The difference between the notification of
the accident on the different systems can express ignorance of its flow and legal importance, and of the worker’s rights.

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Published

2013-09-26

How to Cite

Gusmão, G. S., Oliveira, A. C. de, & Gama, C. S. (2013). WORK ACCIDENTS WITH BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL: ANALYSIS OF THEIR OCCURRENCE AND RECORDING. Cogitare Enfermagem, 18(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v18i3.33572

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 3 (2013)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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