Author/Authors :
Darouiche, M Hajjaji University Hospital Hedi Chaker - Department of Occupational Medicine, Tunisia , Chaabouni, T University Hospital Habib Bourguiba - Microbiology Laboratory, Tunisia , Hammami, K Jmal University Hospital Hedi Chaker - Department of Occupational Medicine, Tunisia , Akrout, F Messadi University Hospital Hedi Chaker - Laboratory of Hygiene, Tunisia , Abdennadher, M University Hospital Habib Bourguiba - Microbiology Laboratory, Tunisia , Hammami, A University Hospital Habib Bourguiba - Microbiology Laboratory, Tunisia , Karray, H University Hospital Habib Bourguiba - Microbiology Laboratory, Tunisia , Masmoudi, ML University Hospital Hedi Chaker - Department of Occupational Medicine, Tunisia
Abstract :
Blood and body fluid Exposure is a major occupational safety problems for health care workers. Therefore, we conducted a descriptive and retrospective study to identify the characteristics of blood exposure accidents in health care settings which lasted five years (2005-2009) at the two university hospitals of Sfax. We have 593 blood exposure accidents in health care settings 152 (25.6%) health personnel and 441 (74.4%) trainees doctors, nurses and health technicians. The mechanism of blood and body fluid exposure was accidental needle-stick injury in 78.9% of health staff, and 81% of trainees, accidental cut in 14.7% of health workers and 10.2% of trainees. The increasing severity of blood exposure accidents is linked to the lack of safe behavior against this risk.
Keywords :
Body fluids , Occupational exposure , Accident prevention , Accidents, occupational , Health personnel , Hospital medicine
