Risk factors of accidents with sharp instruments

DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.2013374419426

Authors

  • Nicolle Luise Nowak Enfermeira. Centro Universitário Campos de Andrade, Curitiba-PR.
  • Gilberto Alves Campos Enfermeiro. Centro Universitário Campos de Andrade, Curitiba-PR
  • Érica de Oliveira Borba Enfermeira. Especialista em Biossegurança. Chefe de Enfermagem do Hospital Geral de Curitiba do Exército Brasileiro, Curitiba-PR.
  • Leandra Ulbricht Médica Veterinária. Doutora em Ergonomia. Docente da Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná – UTFPR, Curitiba-PR
  • Eduardo Borba Neves Fisioterapeuta. Doutor em Saúde Pública e Meio Ambiente. Docente do Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia Biomédica (PPGEB) da Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná – UTFPR, Curitiba-PR e do Centro Universitário Campos de Andrade, Curitiba- -PR.

Keywords:

Risk Factors. Accidents, Occupational. Occupational Health. Nursing.

Abstract

Health care professionals are exposed to a number of risks in hospital environment among which biological risk should be
highlighted. This research aimed to identify risk factors of accidents with sharp instruments and analyze the main causes
mentioned. This is a retrospective exploratory study with a sample of one hundred nursing students already working at a
technical level and who had already suffered some sort of accident with sharp instruments. The analysis of the results showed
that 41% of the accidents occurred in large hospitals and in the morning shift, the ICU environment was the one with
greater prevalence of accidents and the objects that caused most accidents were syringe needles. The causes identified as
possible risk factors of accidents indicate the importance of implementing the National Policy on Permanent Education in
Health (PNEPS), of using PPE and of the standard precautions

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Published

2013-10-01

How to Cite

Luise Nowak, N. ., Alves Campos, G. ., de Oliveira Borba, Érica, Ulbricht, L. ., & Borba Neves, E. . (2013). Risk factors of accidents with sharp instruments: DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.2013374419426. O Mundo Da Saúde, 37(4), 419–426. Retrieved from https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/413

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 4 (2013): OCTOBER/DECEMBER 2013

Section

Articles