Blood-borne occupational exposure and protection in medical staff of a traditional Chinese medicine hospital
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2017.03.012
- VernacularTitle: 某中医院医务人员血源性职业暴露与防护分析
- Author:
Zhigang ZHANG
1
;
Qiuxia WEI
;
Zhipei YANG
;
Qiaomiao WEI
;
Xiaomei WANG
;
Xiaoli WANG
Author Information
1. Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang 712046, China
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Medical staff;
Blood;
Occupational exposure;
Occupational protection
- From:
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases
2017;35(3):205-208
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate blood-borne occupational exposure and related protection in the medical staff of a traditional Chinese medicine hospital, and to provide a reference for reducing the risk of blood-borne occupational exposure.
Methods:Forty-eight medical workers with blood-borne occupational exposure in 2015 were selected to analyze the incidence of blood-borne occupational exposure, influencing factors, operations that caused blood-borne occupational exposure, pathogens, and occupational protection.
Results:The incidence rate of blood-borne occupational exposure in the medical staff of the traditional Chinese medicine hospital in 2015 was 3.30% (48/1 455) , and the frequency was 0.04 time/person/year. The workers with blood-borne occupational exposure were mostly nurses, females, workers aged <30 years, workers with <5 working years, and workers with a junior professional title. There was a significant difference in the incidence rate of blood-borne occupational exposure between workers with different ages and working years. The main way of blood-borne occupational exposure was sharp injury (96.08%) . The main operations that caused blood-borne occupational exposure were covering or separating the syringe needle after injection and disposing used sharp instruments. The main exposure site was the hand (96.08%) , with the thumb and index finger for the left hand and the middle finger and index finger for the right hand; there was no significant difference in the exposure site distribution between the two hands (P<0.05) . The main pathogen that caused blood-borne occupational exposure was hepatitis B virus (68.96%) . The rate of correct local treatment for blood-borne occupational exposure was 88.24%. The rate of prophylactic medication was 74.51%, and hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) plus hepatitis B vaccine was the main way, followed by HBIG. In all workers with blood-borne occupational exposure, 62.74% did not wear gloves.
Conclusion:The medical workers with few working years have a high risk of blood-borne occupational exposure, so the training on protection against blood-borne occupational exposure should be strengthened to reduce the risk of blood-borne occupational exposure and infection.
