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]

RESULTS

We interviewed 163 health care workers of the Ferreira Machado Hospital. They were grouped in this proportion: 17% physicians, 27% medical students, 4% nurses, 48% nurse assistants, 2% cleanness servants and 2% laundry servants. This number was analyzed in 1997 and in 1999.

In 1997, occupational accidents with sharp instruments occurred with 68% of physicians, 52% of medical students, 71% of nurses, 76% of nurse assistants, 0% of cleanness servants and 0% of laundry servants. In 1999, we have accidents with 57% of physicians, 63% of medical students, 66% of nurses, 63% of nurse assistants, 20% of cleanness servants and 2% of laundry servants.

Specifying with which sharp instrument the accident occurred, we had in 1997, 53% with needles of syringe, 7% with needles of suture, 11% with scalpels, 0% with scissors and 29% with ampoules. In 1999, the same question showed this results: 40% with needles of syringe, 17% with needles of suture, 17% with scalpels, 15% with scissors and 11% with ampoules.

The frequency of making laboratorial exams in case of occupational accident, we found in 1999: 12% of physicians, 27% of medical students, 0% of nurses, 38% of nurse assistants, 0% of cleanness servants and 0% of laundry servants. In 1997, it was: : 89% of physicians, 68% of medical students, 0% of nurses, 54% of nurse assistants, 0% of cleanness servants and 0% of laundry servants.

And the question if the occupational accident was notified to the Hospital Infection Control Center of HFM, in 1997 was answered positive in 8% of physicians, 0% of medical students, 0% of nurses, 14% of nurse assistants, 0% of cleanness servants and 0% of laundry servants. And in 1999, 8% of physicians, 0% of medical students, 0% of nurses, 22% of nurse assistants, 0% of cleanness servants and 0% of laundry servants.

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

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