2006
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595x.2006.tb00096.x
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Percutaneous injuries of dental personnel at the University of the West Indies, School of Dentistry

Abstract: A more rigorous programme of risk management with respect to sharps injuries needs to be designed and implemented at the school. There is also a need to improve surveillance of and reduce the underreporting of these injuries.

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“…Figures for underreporting rates among a variety of health care disciplines vary widely, with reports noting rates ranging from 19 percent to 83 percent (Table 1). [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Other reports were even more remarkable for some subgroups of health care workers. One noted underreporting as high as 97 percent by surgeons in one foreign hospital setting, 10 and another noted 100 percent underreporting by dental students in four Nigerian dental schools.…”
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“…Figures for underreporting rates among a variety of health care disciplines vary widely, with reports noting rates ranging from 19 percent to 83 percent (Table 1). [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Other reports were even more remarkable for some subgroups of health care workers. One noted underreporting as high as 97 percent by surgeons in one foreign hospital setting, 10 and another noted 100 percent underreporting by dental students in four Nigerian dental schools.…”
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“…[1][2][3] Estudo mostra que esta população apresenta maior probabilidade de infortúnios, quando comparada a estudantes de outras áreas da saúde, devido à ausência de experiência clínica e pouca habilidade no manuseio dos instrumentais odontológicos. 14 A maioria das exposições ocupacionais a material biológico ocorre pela inadequada prática de encape e reencape de agulhas.…”
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“…[1][2][3] Isso se deve ao contato com materiais perfurocortantes, rotatórios e ultrasônicos em um campo restrito de visualização. 4,5 Baseada nessa constatação foram propostas medidas preventivas a fim de minimizar ou impedir a ocorrência de infortúnios, chamadas hodiernamente de precauções padrão.…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
“…BOAL et al, 2008;GERSHON et al, 2007c;LEE et al, 2005;SCHMID;SCHWAGER;DREXLER, 2007;SMITH et al, 2009;STEWARDSON et al, 2002;WOOD et al, 2006). KOSGEROGLU, 2004;BOAL et al, 2008;ELMIYEH et al, 2004;GANCZAK et al, 2007;GERSHON et al, 2007a;GERSHON et al, 2009;SMITH, W. et al, 2006;SHIAO et al, 2009).…”
Section: Subnotificação De Acidentes Com Materials Biológicounclassified
“…Além disso, a insatisfação com a burocracia para preenchimento de formulários, o longo tempo dispendido, bem como considerar o processo de notificação incômodo e complicado atuam como desmotivadores para a realização da notificação (AU; GOSSAGE; BAILEY, 2008;GERSHON et al, 2007a;GERSHON et al, 2009;KENNEDY et al, 2009;OSBORNE, 2003;SCHMID;SCHWAGER;DREXLER, 2007;SHIAO et al, 2009;SMITH, W. et al, 2006;TABAK;SHIAABANA;SHASHA, 2006;WICKER et al, 2008b).…”
Section: Subnotificação De Acidentes Com Materials Biológicounclassified