The National study to prevent blood exposure in paramedics: Exposure reporting

Boal, Winifred L.; Leiss, Jack K.; Sousa, Sara; Lyden, Jennifer T.; Li, Jia; Jagger, Janine

doi:10.1002/ajim.20558

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“…The methods for this survey have been provided previously (Leiss et al 2006;Boal et al 2008;Mathews et al 2008). A survey was mailed during the fall and winter of [2002][2003] to a nationally representative sample of paramedics in the US.…”

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The national study to prevent blood exposure in paramedics: rates of exposure to blood

Boal

Leiss

Ratcliffe³

et al. 2009

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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The national study to prevent blood exposure in paramedics: rates of exposure to blood

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“…Detecting these individual differences towards risk certainly allows a more complete assessment of it, with positive effects in decision making and management strategies. It is in fact testified that there is the perception of an insignificant risk on the basis of the failure to report about an exposure to biological agents 102,103) .…”

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Biological Risk and Occupational Health

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Many work activities include hazards to workers, and among these biological risk is particularly important, mostly because of different types of exposure, contact with highly dangerous agents, lack of limit values able to compare all exposures, presence of workers with defective immune systems and therefore more susceptible to the risk. Bioaerosols and dust are considered important vehicles of microganisms at workplaces and interaction with other occupational agents is assumed. Moreover, biological risk can be significant in countries with increasing economic development or particular habits and some biological agents are also classified as carcinogenic to human . Specific emerging biological risks have been recently pointed out by Risk Observatory of the European Agency for Safety and Health at work, and we must consider the worker's attitude and behaviour, influenced by his own perception of risk more than his real knowledge, that could over-underestimate the risk itself. Therefore, biological risk at work requires a complex approach in relation to risk assessment and risk management, made more difficult due to the wide variety of biological agents, working environments and working techniques that can determine the exposures.

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“…Several comments declare detecting "the perception" of biological risk, but actually detect only the knowledge about risk. There is evidence that failure to report exposure to biological agents is based on perception of a non significant risk [20,21], and that perception of high risk is particularly related to involuntary exposures against risk factors that are neither seen nor smelled, especially when they involve serious diseases, such as AIDS [22]. Moreover, there is evidence that knowledge, attitude and behaviours towards biological risk is an issue outside the health care sector [23][24][25][26].…”

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Occupational biological risk knowledge and perception: results from a large survey in Rome, Italy

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Corrao

Mannocci

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Annali Dell'Istituto Superiore Di Sanità

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Abstract. Background. A cross-sectional survey on knowledge and perception of occupational biological risk among workers in several occupations was carried out in the industrial area of Rome. Methods. The study was carried out in the period of March-April 2010 using a questionnaire with 33 items on the following areas: a) socio-demographic data; b) perception of the biological risks in ordinary occupational activity; c) knowledge about biological risks; d) biological risks in the working environment. The questionnaire was submitted to a convenience sample of workers of an industrial area in Southern Rome. Results. 729 participants entered the study from the following work activities: food, catering, service, farming and breeding, healthcare, school and research (males 57.2%; mean age 37.4 years, SD = 10.9). Significant associations were found between different activity areas with respect to the relevance of the biological risk (p = 0.044) and the perception of the biological risk (p < 0.001). With respect to vehicles of infectious agents, the highest percentages of the most common biological risk exposures were: air and physical contact for the catering and food group, 66.7% and 61.90% respectively; air and blood for the health and research group, with 73.50% and 57.00% respectively; and physical contact and blood for the service group, 63.10 % and 48.30%. Significant difference of proportions were found about the prevalent effect caused by the biological agents was the occurrence of infectious diseases (59.90% food group, 91.60% health and research and 79.30% service group) (p < 0.001). The perception of knowledge resulted in a good rank (sufficient, many or complete) in the food and catering group, 78.3% with significant difference compared to other professions (p < 0.001). Conclusions. All participants show good knowledge the effects induced by biological agents and it is significant that almost half of the respondents are aware of the risks concerning allergies. Nevertheless, it is surprising that this risk is known mainly by workers of service, farming and breeding, to a greater extent than it is known by health workers.Key words: biological risk, knowledge, perception, workers.Riassunto (Conoscenza e percezione del rischio biologico occupazionale: risultati di una indagine condotta a Roma, Italia). Introduzione. È stato condotto uno studio trasversale nell'area industriale di Roma relativo alle conoscenze e alla percezione del rischio biologico occupazionale fra lavoratori di diverse tipologie. Metodi. Lo studio è stato condotto nel periodo marzo-aprile 2010 utilizzando un questionario che indagava sulle seguenti aree di interesse: a) dati socio-demografici; b) percezione del rischio biologico nelle attività lavorative ordinarie; c) conoscenza dei rischi biologici; d) rischi biologici nell'ambiente lavorativo. Risultati. Hanno preso parte allo studio 729 partecipanti delle seguenti categorie: alimentazione, catering, servizi, agricoltura e allevamento, sanità, scuola e ricerca (maschi 57,2%; età media 37,4...

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The National study to prevent blood exposure in paramedics: Exposure reporting

Cited by 28 publications

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The national study to prevent blood exposure in paramedics: rates of exposure to blood

The national study to prevent blood exposure in paramedics: rates of exposure to blood

Biological Risk and Occupational Health

Occupational biological risk knowledge and perception: results from a large survey in Rome, Italy

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