Abstract

ALCARAZ-BRITEZ, Adriana Guadalupe. Sharp-edged accidents in health personnel. Rev. cient. cienc. salud [online]. 2023, vol.5, e5125.  Epub Nov 17, 2023. ISSN 2664-2891.  https://doi.org/10.53732/rccsalud/2023.e5125.

Introduction. A biological accident is an exposure of health personnel to potentially infectious fluids. When these accidents occur, they should always be considered a high priority for the protection of health personnel. The most affected population is the nursing staff, cleaning staff and doctors. Objectives. Describe the frequency of accidents with sharp objects in health personnel in a tertiary hospital, reports to relevant authorities, vaccination for hepatitis B and participation in biosafety training. Materials and methods. An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study is carried out through an online survey by Google Forms™ to health professionals. Results. Were obtained 26 responses, which 92,3% belonged to medical personnel, 7,7% were graduates or nursing technicians. The 57,7% of the people were male. The 88,5% reported having immunization against Hepatitis B. 6 out of 10 accidents were reported. Conclusion. Most of the results equal the bibliography, like the number of accidents reported, percentage of vaccination against Hepatitis B, and the motives they weren't reported. Promoting biosafety training is the first step to guarantee the protection of health personnel, because by preventing these events, exposure and risk of disease transmission is reduced.

Keywords : health personnel; biological accidents and events; containment of biohazards; in-service training.

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