Author/Authors :
Mahfoozpour, Soad shahid beheshti university of medical sciences - Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center, تهران, ايران , Baratloo, Alireza shahid beheshti university of medical sciences - Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital - Department of Emergency Medicine, تهران, ايران , Hatamabadi, Hamidreza shahid beheshti university of medical sciences - Imam Hosein Hospital, Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center, تهران, ايران , Karimian, Kiandokht arak university of medical sciences - Vali Asr Hospital - Department of Emergency Medicine, ايران , Safari, Saeed shahid beheshti university of medical sciences - Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital - Department of Emergency Medicine, تهران, ايران
Abstract :
Background: The emergency department (ED) is one of the high-risk places for blood-borne disease (BBD) transmission. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the rate of adherence to preventive measures (PM) against the blood-borne diseases via emergency medicine (EM) residents. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 80 emergency residents of an educational public hospital were observed with regard to abiding by the preventive measures from March to May 2010. Results: Cleaning blood tainted skin before phlebotomy or IV line preparation and hand washing before donning latex gloves achieved the maximum (88/150) and minimum (0/150) scores. The most observed barriers of PM were frequent attendance of patients (85%), work load (80%), and need to work rapidly (68%). Conclusions: It seems that, the preventive instructions are not optimally respected by ERs possibly due to the crowded wards, high work load and the need to work rapidly.
