Caracterização dos acidentes com exposição a material biológico envolvendo a equipe de enfermagem de um hospital universitário

Abstract

The objective of this research was to characterize accidents relating exposure to biological material involving the nursing staff of a university hospital in Natal / RN and propose measures for the prevention and reduction of occupational accidents. This study is retrospective descriptive with a quantitative approach. The population consisted of 62 nursing and technicians who had accidents with biological material in the period from 2008 to 2012 and were recorded in reporting forms of work accident investigation involving exposure to biological material. Data collection was performed using the TabWin program, in Sistema de Informação de Agravos Notificáveis (SINAN-NET). Among the accidents reported the nursing staff was the most rugged (76.54%), with the highest incidence for nursing technicians (74.07%), female (95%), usually on second (48.39%) and third decades of life (32.26%). The blood was the organic matter present in most accidents (83.87%), whose circumstances involved the administration of medication subcutaneously (26.92%), recapping the needle (25%) and improper disposal floor (15, 38%). Professionals who have had exposure to biological materials, 71.15% used gloves and 90.32% had a history of vaccination schedule for hepatitis B