Frequency of Work Injuries of Needle Stick among Personnel in Sina Hospital in 2011

Introduction and Aims

Since the needle stick is one of the hospital-based infections and taking immediate precautions is vital in staff’s health and safety. In order to identify causes and frequency of injuries, this cross-sectional study was conducted among Sina hospital staff in 2011.

Materials and Methods

Among 295 medical workers of Sina hospital that were selected using census method, 191 persons filled the questionnaires. Data was analyzed by SPSS v.15, descriptive analysis and regression logistic.

Results

More needle stick occurred about nurses in the morning shift with a bachelor’s degree with 15-10 years of experience and 20-30 years old. There was a significant relation between demographic criteria and the frequency of needle stick. The most accident was needle stick injury in 25% of cases and the most reaction was wound washing with water and soap (66%). High level of load work and lack of protection instruments were recommended as 44% and 9% of the reasons of needle stick respectively.

Conclusion

In order to reduction needle stick, promoting education, safe work practices for staff and using devices with safety features seems to be necessary. Considering the importance of health personnel, the employee should expect to have tests by the hospital for baseline results of Hepatitis B surface antibody, Hepatitis C antibody, HIV antibody and possibly other liver necessary tests.



* Corresponding Author: Mashhad University of Medical Science, Department of Urology.

Email: Tavakolik@mums.ac.ir