Injection Safety Awareness and Knowledge among Healthcare Professionals in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Delhi

2018 ◽  
Vol 05 (03) ◽  
pp. 16-20
Author(s):  
Rajneesh Mohan Siwan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Safety Awareness ◽  
Injection Safety

scholarly journals An epidemiological study on knowledge, attitude and practice of injection safety among health care personnel in a tertiary care hospital of Tripura

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 4128
Author(s):  
Anjan Datta ◽  
Kaushik Nag ◽  
Nabarun Karmakar ◽  
Tamal Chakraborty
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Health Care Personnel ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Unsafe Injection ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽  
Injection Safety ◽  
Injection Practices

Background: Injection is considered as one of the key procedures of drug delivery all over the world. Unsafe injection practices are very common in countries like India. This study was aimed to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of injection safety in a tertiary care hospital of Tripura.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 300 participants including staff nurses, operation theater (OT) assistants and laboratory technicians of Tripura Medical College and Dr. BRAM Teaching Hospital, Hapania; who were primarily involved in routine injection practices related to patient care from January 15th to February 14th 2018. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS version 16.0.Results: Majority (77%) of the participants in this study belonged to 18 to 25 years age group and were females (71.3%); mostly were nurses (88%), followed by OT assistants (6.3%) and laboratory technicians (5.7%) respectively. Good injection safety practices were reported by majority of the participants (67.3%). Higher mean age with knowledge of injection safety, nurses as compared to others and probational work experience than permanent were found to have significant association with safe injection practices of the participants.Conclusions: Even though study findings showed good practice related to injection safety among the health care personnel like similar other studies in this country, still improvement is required to fulfil the gap in knowledge and attitude of the health care providers to keep unsafe injection to the minimum level.

scholarly journals Injection practices of healthcare professionals in a Tertiary Care Hospital

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.S. Rehan ◽  
Deepti Chopra ◽  
Ravinder Kumar Sah ◽  
Tanuj Chawla ◽  
Arpit Agarwal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Injection Practices

Innovative Solution to Sharp Waste Management in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (12) ◽  
pp. 1297-1305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seher Qaiser ◽  
Ambreen Arif ◽  
Saeed Quaid ◽  
Tasnim Ahsan ◽  
Kashif Riaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Needlestick Injury ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Transmission Cycle ◽  
Innovative Solution ◽  
Injection Safety

Background.Prevalence of hepatitis B and C in Pakistan is 2.5% and 4.5%, respectively. Major cause of these infections is reuse of syringes.Objective.To determine a cost-effective, innovative solution to prevent syringe reuse and break the transmission cycle of blood-borne infections.Study Design, Settings, and Duration.Analytical study in a tertiary care hospital, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan, July 2011 to June 2012.Methods.Healthcare workers from 30 wards included in the study were trained on injection safety, use of needle remover and needle pit, and management of needlestick injuries. Each ward was provided with 2 needle-removing devices, and a pit was constructed for disposal of needles. Usage of the device in wards and pit use were monitored regularly.Results.In 28 (93.3%) wards, sharp containers were accessible by public and were slack. Syringes were recapped using both hands in 27 (90%) cases; needlestick injury was reported by 30% of paramedics, while 25 (83.3%) of the interviewed staff had not received any formal training in injection safety. Vigilant monitoring and information sharing led to healthcare workers in 28 (96.5%) wards using the device. Needle containers were emptied in 27 (93.1%) wards, and needle pits were used in 26 (96.3%) wards. Needlestick injury was nil in follow-up.Conclusions.Needle removers permanently disable syringes. The needle pit served as a cost-effective, innovative method for disposal of needles. The intervention resulted in reducing the risk of needlestick injury.

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