João Tadeu Damian Souto Filho⁽¹⁾, Sandro Bichara Mendonça^(2)
(1)(2)FMC - Campos dos Goytacazes. Brazil

		[Occupational Health]
	[Hygiene, Public Health & Preventive Medicine]		[Infectious Diseases]

MATERIAL & METHODS

The population of this study involve professional that work in the health area, that have their activities at Ferreira Machado Hospital - HFM, a hospital of a large number of attendance in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil.

Using epidemiological questionnaire, we interviewed 163 professionals.

This group were divided in many categories: occupation (physician, medical student, nurse, nurse assistant, cleanness servant and laundry servant), time of work (one year, between one and 3 years, between 3 and five years and more than five years).

We asked if each one have an accident with sharp instruments, and if positive, we classified according with the instrument: needle of syringe, needle of suture, scalpel, scissors, ampoule, and others. And also, we questioned if the occupational accident was notified to the hospital, and if the person made any laboratories exam.

Discussion Board

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		[Occupational Health]
	[Hygiene, Public Health & Preventive Medicine]		[Infectious Diseases]

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