Table 3.
Locations of sharp injuries among HCWs in Shandong Province in October 2019.
| Department | Number of sharp injuries | Proportion (%) | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2019 | October 2012 | October 2019 | October 2012 | ||
| General wards | 245 | 2242 | 44.63 | 49.54 | <0.05 |
| Operating rooms | 98 | 855 | 17.85 | 18.89 | >0.05 |
| ICUa | 37 | 236 | 6.74 | 5.21 | >0.05 |
| CSSDb | 26 | 80 | 4.74 | 1.77 | <0.05 |
| Outpatient dept | 23 | 116 | 4.19 | 2.56 | <0.05 |
| Emergency dept | 21 | 121 | 3.83 | 2.67 | >0.05 |
| Blood-drawing dept | 15 | 31 | 2.73 | 0.68 | <0.05 |
| Medical waste repository | 14 | 43 | 2.55 | 0.95 | <0.05 |
| Rehydration room | 10 | 101 | 1.82 | 2.23 | >0.05 |
| Clinical laboratory | 5 | 41 | 0.91 | 0.91 | >0.05 |
| PIVASc | 4 | 38 | 0.73 | 0.84 | >0.05 |
| Dental dept | 4 | 146 | 0.73 | 3.23 | <0.05 |
| Hemodialysis room | 3 | 13 | 0.55 | 0.29 | >0.05 |
| Ophthalmology dept | 3 | 34 | 0.55 | 0.75 | >0.05 |
| Other | 41 | 429 | 7.47 | 9.48 | >0.05 |
| Total | 549 | 4526 | 100.00 | 100.00 | |
aICU: intensive care units; bCSSD: central sterile supply department; cPIVAS: pharmacy intravenous admixture service. P < 0.05: statistically significant.