Blood and body fluid exposure risks among health care workers: Results from the Duke Health and Safety Surveillance System

2004 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 637-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Dement ◽  
Carol Epling ◽  
Truls Østbye ◽  
Lisa A. Pompeii ◽  
Debra L. Hunt
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
Body Fluid ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Safety Surveillance ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Exposure Risks

Latex Allergy Symptoms among Health Care Workers: Results from a University Health and Safety Surveillance System

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Epling ◽  
Jacqueline Duncan ◽  
Emma Archibong ◽  
Truls Østbye ◽  
Lisa A. Pompeii ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Latex Allergy ◽  
Safety Surveillance ◽  
Care Workers

scholarly journals NSI: A major occupational hazards among the health care workers in Nepal

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaita Mondal
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Body Fluid ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Needle Stick Injury ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
B Virus

A percutaneous piercing wound as in needle stick injury is a typically set by a needle point, but possibly also by other sharp instruments or objects. These events are of concern because of the risk to transmit blood-borne diseases through the passage of the hepatitis B virus (HBV), the hepatitis C virus (HCV), and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the virus which causes AIDS. The present study was done to determine the risk status regarding NSI among health care workers of Private Hospitals, Pokhara, Nepal. Samples were selected through purposive sampling. Self administered questionnaire & risk assessment tool were used to collect data. Study revealed that majority of health care workers were females (93%) with mean age of 22.66 years (±3.1). Sixty eight percent had got NSI, among them 41% had NSI more than 2times in life. Maximum NSI cases happened either by recapping of the needle (18%) or during disposal of sharps (16%) or while transferring a body fluid (blood) to a specimen bottle (15%). The study concludes that majority of health workers had NSI more than two times which denotes NSI is a major occupational hazard. Cases happened either by recapping of the needle or during disposal of sharps or while transferring a body fluid to a specimen bottle. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijosh.v3i1.9098   International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, Vol 3 No 1 (2013) 22-25

Participant centred safety surveillance of health care workers receiving influenza vaccination

Vaccine ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (18) ◽  
pp. 2427-2429 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Cashman ◽  
S. Moberley ◽  
K. Chee ◽  
J. Stephenson ◽  
S. Chaverot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Influenza Vaccination ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Safety Surveillance ◽  
Care Workers

Management of Health Care Workers Remotely Vaccinated for Hepatitis B Who Sustain Significant Blood and Body Fluid Exposures

1988 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 462-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael B. Snyder
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Mucous Membrane ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Body Fluid ◽  
Hepatitis B Vaccination ◽  
Recombinant Hepatitis ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Hepatitis B Vaccines ◽  
Duration Of Protection

The availability of both plasma-derived and recombinant hepatitis B vaccines has given hospitals and other health care institutions the possibility of significantly reducing a major infectious hazard in the workplace. With the increasing use and acceptance of these vaccines, many employees who have a significant blood or body fluid exposure (percutaneous or mucous membrane) have already completed hepatitis B vaccination. Concerns have arisen over the duration of protection of vaccination, as it has been over five years since the introduction of the plasma-derived vaccine.

scholarly journals Secure Health Care Workers’ Health and Safety Methodically During COVID-19 Epidemic in Taiwan

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 485-488
Author(s):  
Huang-Chi Chen ◽  
Mei-Hsing Chen ◽  
Chun-Wei Shen ◽  
Meng-Hsuan Hsieh ◽  
Lin-Kun Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Care Workers

scholarly journals Results of a Pilot Intervention to Improve Health and Safety for Health Care Workers

2013 ◽  
Vol 55 (12) ◽  
pp. 1449-1455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitlin Eicher Caspi ◽  
Jack T. Dennerlein ◽  
Christopher Kenwood ◽  
Anne M. Stoddard ◽  
Karen Hopcia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Pilot Intervention ◽  
Improve Health

scholarly journals Risk Factors of Needlestick and Sharp Injuries among Health Care Workers at Sanglah Tertiary Hospital

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
I Komang Widarma Atmaja ◽  
I Made Ady Wirawan ◽  
I Ketut Suarjana
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Tertiary Referral Hospital ◽  
Workplace Conditions ◽  
Care Workers

Background: Needlestick and sharp injuries (NSIs) remain one of the main occupational hazards among health care workers (HCWs) that lead to blood-borne pathogen exposure. Purpose: This study examined the risk factors for NSIs among HCWs at a tertiary referral hospital in Bali. Methods: A case-control study was conducted at Sanglah General Hospital, Bali, involving 171 HCWs, divided into 81 cases and 90 control subjects. The sample was selected using a simple random sampling technique. Data were collected using questionnaires and analyzed using multiple logistic regression. Results: The majority of respondents had experienced NSIs once, in the morning shift, and had affected an individual’s hands. The most frequent activity leading to NSIs was giving an injection and most of the situations causing NSIs involved accidental self-action, and recapping needles. Factors associated with the incidence of NSIs were work career or experience of <5 years (p < 0.01; adjusted odds ratio [AOR]=5.04; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.04–12.42), non-compliance with working procedures (p = 0.01; AOR = 2.47; 95%CI= 1.26–4.82), female HCWs (p = 0.03; AOR = 2.21; 95% CI = 1.01–4.55), and unsafe workplace conditions (p = 0.04; AOR = 2.23; 95% CI = 1.01–4.92). Conclusion: Personal and environmental factors such as gender, work experience, compliance with working procedures, and workplace conditions are among the risk factors for NSIs. Occupational health and safety policies and programs focusing on the relevant factors, accompanied by adequate supervision, are necessary to reduce the risk of NSIs occurring.

scholarly journals Occupational exposures to blood and body fluids among health care workers at university hospitals

2013 ◽  
Vol 141 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 789-793 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ljiljana Markovic-Denic ◽  
Milos Brankovic ◽  
Natasa Maksimovic ◽  
Bojan Jovanovic ◽  
Ivana Petrovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Body Fluid ◽  
Occupational Exposures ◽  
Body Fluids ◽  
Medical Attention ◽  
Needlestick Injuries ◽  
University Hospitals ◽  
Care Workers

Introduction. Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids is a serious concern of health care workers and presents a major risk of transmission of infections such as human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV). Objective. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and circumstances of occupational blood and body fluid exposures among health care workers. Methods. Cross-sectional study was conducted in three university hospitals in Belgrade. Anonymous questionnaire was used containing data about demographic characteristics, self-reported blood and body fluid exposures and circumstances of percutaneous injuries. Results. Questionnaire was filled in and returned by 216 health care workers (78.2% of nurses and 21.8% of doctors). 60.6% of participants-health care workers had sustained at least one needlestick injury during their professional practice; 25.9% of them in the last 12 months. Of occupational groups, nurses had higher risk to experience needlestick injuries than doctors (p=0.05). The majority of the exposures occurred in the operating theatre (p=0.001). Among factors contributing to the occurrence of needlestick injuries, recapping needles (p=0.003) and decontamination/cleaning instruments after surgery (p=0.001) were more frequent among nurses, while use of a needle before intervention was common among doctors (p=0.004). Only 41.2% of health care workers had reported their injuries to a supervisor in order to obtain medical attention. 50.2% of health care workers were vaccinated with three doses of hepatitis B vaccine. Conclusion. There is a high rate of needlestick injuries in the daily hospital routine. Implementation of safety devices would lead to improvement in health and safety of medical staff.

scholarly journals Exit only: harms from silencing employee voice

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (05) ◽  
pp. A03
Author(s):  
Karen Adkins
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Employee Health ◽  
Employee Voice ◽  
Employee Morale ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Employee Effectiveness

The nationwide shortage of PPE for health care workers has been well documented. Reporting on this issue has been complicated by hospitals' imposition of gag orders on physicians and health care workers. There are harms that result from imposing these gag orders that go beyond the obvious harms to public and employee health and safety. Using Hirschman's ‘Exit, Voice, and Loyalty’ (1970) as a framework demonstrates that these orders represent a dangerous concentration of power in employer hands — health care workers are reduced to functionaries. Hirschman's argument, in part, is that organisations should seek to balance the availability of exit, voice, and loyalty for employees. Restricting employee options in morally untenable situations to exit only leads to direct and indirect harms. These gag orders are a pernicious practice, and bring with them long-term negative implications for employee morale, employee effectiveness, and public service.

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