The pattern of sharps injury to health care workers at Witbank Hospital

Lachowicz, R; Matthews, PA

doi:10.1080/20786204.2009.10873831

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“…These findings are consistent with findings reported elsewhere about the sharps injuries in ophthalmic practice and surgical settings [3,[12][13][14]. This is merely a reflection of the main function of the speciality as the surgical component dominates the workloads.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…The needle whether suture needle or hollow-bore needle was strikingly the major injury tool which is consistent with finding in surgical and non-surgical health settings [2,[7][8][9][10]12,16] where the needle was the most frequent injury tool. The needle was the most frequent injury tool among all groups of HCWs and the nurses comprised the majority of HCWs injured by needle due to the diversity of their work, which involves usage of needle in the ward, the theatre, the clinic and the laboratory.…”

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confidence: 66%

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Pattern of Sharps Injuries in Ophthalmic Practice

Alshihry¹

2013

Epidemiol

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confidence: 82%

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confidence: 66%

Pattern of Sharps Injuries in Ophthalmic Practice

Alshihry¹

2013

Epidemiol

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“…In this study, the majority of HCWs who reported to have sustained needle stick and sharps injury were nurses 80(40.4%), and this is in agreement with a study done in Pretoria [25], and much higher than studies done in Kenya [19] and Nigeria [17]. The possible difference may be due to the ratio of nurse to people is not proportional as set by the WHO.…”

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Magnitude and associated factors of needle stick and sharps injuries among health care workers in Dessie City Hospitals, north east Ethiopia

et al. 2020

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Background: Work-related exposures to needle stick and sharps accidents are essential reason of infections with blood borne pathogens amongst health care employees and can cause extensive fitness consequences and psychological stress. The aim of this study was to determine the magnitude of needle stick and sharps injuries and associated factors among health care workers in Dessie town hospitals. Method: This institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from March 21-April 21/2015, amongst health care people in Dessie city hospitals. Data have been collected by a structured and pre-tested questionnaire. The study included 438 health care employees who had been selected through the use of a simple random sampling technique. The gathered data have been checked, coded and entered to EPI-info version 3.5.1 and exported to SPSS model 20 for analysis. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses have been executed to identify elements related with the structured variable. Results: From 457 selected study participants, 438 (95.8%) responded to the questionnaire. The magnitude of needle stick and sharps injuries in the last 12 months was 124(28.3%), of which 92(74.2%) was reported by males and the rest 32(25.8%) by females. Being male [AOR: 4.25, 95%CI:(2.43,7.41)],had no safety instructions in the work area [AOR:2.27,95%CI: (1.29,3.97)],had no training on safety and health [AOR:4.92,95%CI:(2.75,8.79)],had ≤5 years work experience [AOR:9.0,95%CI:(4.88,16.60)],recapping of used needle [AOR: 2.63, 95%CI: (1.39, 4.99)] were the variables that significantly associated with needle stick and sharps injuries. Conclusion: This study showed still a high magnitude of needle stick or sharps among healthcare workers. Therefore, training on work related safety and wellbeing, making safety instructions accessible and avoiding a recap of the needle after use are important to reduce the chance of such injuries among healthcare workers.

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“…Be that as it may, and for the relatively small sample size, 56.9% represents more than a half of the sample size. Global literature has reported a wide range, between 24% and 84% of sharp injuries [12,20,[28][29][30]. Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids is very high among HOs, and this is important because of the danger of cross-infection that this may pose.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Additionally, there is growing evidence that many cases of occupational exposure to blood and body fluids through needlestick and sharps injuries go unreported [8][9][10] and if reported, they would increase the incidence beyond the reported 100 million annual cases of occupational hazards. One group of medical professionals that are perhaps most vulnerable are the new practitioners, known as House Officers or Interns [11,12]. House Officers (HOs) as used in this study are the newly qualified medical or dental doctors (recent graduates of medical or dental schools) who are employed by hospitals to carry out various procedures, many of which are done under supervision.…”

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Occupational exposure to sharp injuries among medical and dental house officers in Nigeria

Osazuwa-Peters¹,

Obarisiagbon²,

Azodo³

et al. 2013

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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Objective: Sharp injuries constitute important occupational exposure in hospital environment, and perhaps the newly graduated medical and dental students, known as House Officers, in the first twelve months of their practice, are the most vulnerable of all health workers. This study was designed to examine the nature and prevalence of occupational injuries among medical and dental house officers and factors associated with reporting these injuries. Materials and Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was used to obtain information on demography, types of exposure, and barriers to official reporting of occupational injuries. One hundred and forty-four medical and dental house officers in 3 government owned hospitals in Edo State, Nigeria participated in the study, between April and May, 2010. Descriptive and multivariable analyses were performed. Results: The overall response rate was 96%. Out of all participants, 69.4% were male; 82.6% were medical house officers. Prevalence of percutaneous injury was 56.9%; where needlestick injury constituted one-third of all injuries. Mean frequency of injury was 1.86±2.24, with medicals having more injuries (p = 0.043). The ward was the most common location for the injury and 14.8% of exposures occurred as a result of lapse in concentration. At least 77.0% did not formally report their injury and perceived low injury risk was the most common reason given (51.67%). Conclusion: This study shows that a substantial number of House Officers are exposed to occupational injuries and that the majority of them does not formally report these. Safer work environment may be achieved by implementing adequate educational programs tailored specifically to house officers, and policies encouraging exposure reporting should be developed.

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The pattern of sharps injury to health care workers at Witbank Hospital

Cited by 18 publications

References 8 publications

Pattern of Sharps Injuries in Ophthalmic Practice

Pattern of Sharps Injuries in Ophthalmic Practice

Magnitude and associated factors of needle stick and sharps injuries among health care workers in Dessie City Hospitals, north east Ethiopia

Occupational exposure to sharp injuries among medical and dental house officers in Nigeria

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