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. 2013 Apr 5;28(4):255–258. [Article in Spanish] doi: 10.1016/S0212-6567(01)78943-3

Accidentes con material biológico en trabajadores sanitarios de 2 áreas de atención primaria (1990–1999)

Accidents with biological material in health care workers in two primary health care areas (1990–1999)

MJ Hernández Navarrete 1,*, FJ Montes Villameriel 1, VM Solano Bernad 1, D Sánchez Matienzo 1, JL del Val García 1, E Gil Montalbán 1, JL Arribas Llorente 1
PMCID: PMC7684048  PMID: 11571108

Abstract

Objective

To find out the exposures with biological material in health care workers in primary health care, registered in the biological accidents database from Preventive Medicine Service in Miguel Servet Universitary Hospital of Zaragoza.

Design

Descriptive study of a retrospective cohort.

Site

Primary health care, Areas II and V of Zaragoza.

Participants

Workers in this areas, distributed by: physician, nursing staff, auxiliary, orderly, housekeeping staff, others.

Measurements and main results

Data of: workers, accident, serologic source, worker protection and vaccinal status of hepatitis B. The incidence of accidents was 26‰ (period 1997–1999). Most proportion of accidents were declared by nursing (78%). The highest occupational incidence was in auxiliary (63‰). In 90,1% of the cases, the accident was needlestick injury. The source was known in 67,7% of cases. The accidents occurred in hands in 96,8% of cases, and only one third of workers carried gloves.

Conclusions

Results obtained are similar with previous studies about this event. We must insist on the need to declare these accidents, providing more information and accessibility for the declaration to worker. Moreover, we must insist on the correct application in the health care field of the standard precautions, because almost 50% of accidents are evitable, and to increase hepatitis B vaccination covertures.

Key words: Primary care, Health care workers, Biological accidents, Working risk

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