Percutaneous Exposure Incidents Among Australian Hospital Staff

Smith, D. R.; Leggat, P. A.; Takahashi, K.

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Percutaneous Exposure Incidents Among Australian Hospital Staff

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Smith D. R. , Leggat P. A. , Takahashi K.

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We investigated all reported percutaneous exposure incidents (PEI) among staff from a large Australian hospital in the 3-year period, 2001–2003. There were a total of 373 PEI, of which 38.9% were needlestick injuries, 32.7% were cutaneous exposures and 28.4% sharps-related injuries. Nurses were the most commonly affected staff members, accounting for 63.5% of the total, followed by doctors (18.8%) and other staff (17.7%). Needlestick injuries were responsible for the majority of nurses’ PEI (44.7%). Sharps injuries constituted the major category for doctors (44.3%). Most needlestick injuries (67.6%) were caused by hollow-bore needles, while the majority of cutaneous exposures involved blood or serum (55.8%). Most sharps injures were caused by unknown devices (35.9%) or suture needles (34.9%). Overall, our investigation suggests that PEI is a considerable burden for health care workers in Australia. Further research is now required to determine the relationships, if any, between workers who suffer PEI and those who do not.

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Percutaneous Exposure Incident needlestick sharps health care workers Australia hospital universal precautions nurse doctor Hepatitis B

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Taylor & Francis

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International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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2005

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Vol. 11, No. 3

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323--330

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Bibliogr. 20 poz., tab., wykr.

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Smith D. R.

smith@niih.go.jp

Department of Hazard Assessment, National Institute of Industrial Health, Kawasaki, Japan
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia

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Leggat P. A.

School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia

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Takahashi K.

Department of Environmental Epidemiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan

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