TY - JOUR
T1 - Occupational exposure to blood and other body fluids among health care workers at a university hospital in Iran
AU - Naderi, Hamidreza
AU - Sheybani, Fereshte
AU - Bojdi, Amin
AU - Mostafavi, Irandokht
AU - Khosravi, Nasrin
PY - 2012/10
Y1 - 2012/10
N2 - Occupational exposure to sharp items or body fluid splash is a hazard for health care personnel via transmission of blood-borne viruses through such exposures. To determine the occurrence of needlestick injuries and other highrisk exposures among health care workers at a hospital in Iran, data collected for 2 years were reviewed. During this period, 171 occupational exposures were self-reported. Approximately 20% of all exposed personnel were men and 80% were women. One hundred twenty-six (74%) of the exposed personnel had needlestick injuries, 13 (8%) had sharp instrument injuries, and 32 (19%) had mucosal contact with potentially infectious fluids. Thirty-two percent of injuries occurred during or after sharp instrument disposal and 67% during operative procedures. Appropriate blood tests were performed for 55 (32%) and postexposure prophylaxis was administered to 31 (18%) of the exposed personnel.
AB - Occupational exposure to sharp items or body fluid splash is a hazard for health care personnel via transmission of blood-borne viruses through such exposures. To determine the occurrence of needlestick injuries and other highrisk exposures among health care workers at a hospital in Iran, data collected for 2 years were reviewed. During this period, 171 occupational exposures were self-reported. Approximately 20% of all exposed personnel were men and 80% were women. One hundred twenty-six (74%) of the exposed personnel had needlestick injuries, 13 (8%) had sharp instrument injuries, and 32 (19%) had mucosal contact with potentially infectious fluids. Thirty-two percent of injuries occurred during or after sharp instrument disposal and 67% during operative procedures. Appropriate blood tests were performed for 55 (32%) and postexposure prophylaxis was administered to 31 (18%) of the exposed personnel.
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.3928/21650799-20120926-67
DO - https://doi.org/10.3928/21650799-20120926-67
M3 - Article
C2 - 23054163
SN - 2165-0799
VL - 60
SP - 419
EP - 422
JO - Workplace Health and Safety
JF - Workplace Health and Safety
IS - 10
ER -