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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Occupational blood and body fluid exposure in an Australian teaching hospital |
Author: | Bi, P. Tully, P. Pearce, S. Hiller, J. |
Citation: | Epidemiology and Infection, 2006; 134(3):465-471 |
Publisher: | Cambridge Univ Press |
Issue Date: | 2006 |
ISSN: | 0950-2688 1469-4409 |
Statement of Responsibility: | P. Bi, P.J. Tully, S. Pearce and J.E. Hiller |
Abstract: | To examine work-related blood and body fluid exposure (BBFE) among health-care workers (HCWs), to explore potential risk factors and to provide policy suggestions, a 6-year retrospective study of all reported BBFE among HCWs (1998–2003) was conducted in a 430-bed teaching hospital in Australia. Results showed that BBFE reporting was consistent throughout the study period, with medical staff experiencing the highest rate of sharps injury (10.4%). Hollow-bore needles were implicated in 51.7% of all percutaneous injuries. Most incidents occurred during sharps use (40.4%) or after use but before disposal (27.1%). Nursing staff experienced 68.5% of reported mucocutaneous exposure. Many such exposures occurred in the absence of any protective attire (61.1%). This study indicated that emphasis on work practice, attire, disposal systems and education strategies, as well as the use of safety sharps should be employed to reduce work-related injuries among HCWs in Australia. |
Keywords: | Body Fluids Humans Blood-Borne Pathogens Needlestick Injuries Retrospective Studies Occupational Exposure Health Personnel Hospitals, Teaching Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional |
Rights: | © 2005 Cambridge University Press |
DOI: | 10.1017/S0950268805005212 |
Description (link): | http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=HYG |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0950268805005212 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 2 Environment Institute publications Public Health publications |
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