Current status and strategies of occupational exposure among health care workers
10.3969/j.issn.1671-9638.2017.07.016
- VernacularTitle:医务人员职业暴露现状调查及对策
- Author:
Yaying ZHANG
;
Yihong JIANG
;
Jing QIAN
;
Xianping ZHANG
;
Yi KONG
;
Yang LI
;
Hai GE
- Keywords:
health care worker;
occupational exposure;
bloodborne pathogen;
sharp injury;
current status;
strategy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Infection Control
2017;16(7):658-661
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To understand the current situation and characteristics of occupational exposure(OE)among health care workers(HCWs),and provide basis for making preventive measures.Methods Self-designed question-naire about OE was adopted,OE among all HCWs in a hospital in January-December 2015 were surveyed and statis-tically analyzed.Results A total of 1888 HCWs were surveyed,there were 304 cases of OE,the mean OE rate in the whole hospital was 16.10%;OE occurred 370 times(19.60%).Doctors,trainees,and HCWs who worked for≤1 year had relatively higher OE rates,which were 23.18%(102/440),17.88%(49/274),and 18.34%(95/518) respectively.Sharp injury is the main OE mode,accounting for 83.24%(n=308),sharp injuries mainly occurred before disposing the used devices and during the process of use,accounting for 37.99%(n=117)and 36.69%(n=113)respectively.Among 370 times of OE,315 could be traced to the sources of exposure.Among the known ex-posure sources,OE of bloodborne pathogens accounted for 24.13% (n=76).59 of 370 times of OE implemented complete local treatment and reporting procedures,reporting rate of OE was 15.95%.Conclusion Hospital should take comprehensive measures to promote occupational safety precaution,and reduce the incidence of OE.
