Knowledge, awareness and attitude of needle stick and sharp injuries among allied medical science students of a tertiary care centre

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
ARCHANA NAGARAJAN ◽  
M.KALYAN I ◽  
S.S.M UMAMAGESWAR I ◽  
NEELU SREE
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Needle Stick

Needle Stick Injuries: A study Among Health Care Workers Tertiary Care Centre Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Manjari Bajracharya ◽  
Sushila Bhandari
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Needle Stick Injury ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Long Working Hours ◽  
Needle Stick ◽  
Care Workers

<p><span><strong>Introduction:</strong> A needle stick injury is a percutaneous piercing wound typically set by a needle point but possibly also by other sharp instruments or objects commonly encountered by health care professionals because of the risk to transmitting blood borne diseases like Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C (HCV) and Human Immuno Deficiency Virus (HIV). The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence, causes, awareness and knowledge regarding Needle Stick Injury among health care workers Tertiary Care Centre of Nepal.</span></p><p><span><strong>Methods:</strong> A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in 350 staffs of Tertiary Care Centre Nepal, from June to August 2013. Data was collected through semi-structured self-administered questionnaire. All the collected data was processed and analyzed by using descriptive statistics namely the frequency and percentage. </span></p><p><span><strong>Results: </strong>The study showed that out of the 350 respondents, 65.1% had there medicinal years of practices extended to five years. Among the responses 44.8% mentioned, highest number of needle prick was observed when recapping the needles due to long working hours. About 64.6% respondents washed their hands with soap, water or other antiseptics for effective post exposure preventive measures and 24.9% had access to infection control protocol.</span></p><p><span><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Despite the awareness regarding needle stick injury and its preventive measures, health care workers are yet bound to face it often during their surgical or medicinal area of practice due to monotonous and long working hours. </span></p><div><span><br /></span></div>

scholarly journals Needle Stick Injuries: A study Among Health Care Workers Tertiary Care Centre Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-48
Author(s):  
Manjari Bajracharya ◽  
Sushila Bhandari
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Needle Stick Injury ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Long Working Hours ◽  
Needle Stick ◽  
Care Workers

Introduction: A needle stick injury is a percutaneous piercing wound typically set by a needle point but possibly also by other sharp instruments or objects commonly encountered by health care professionals because of the risk to transmitting blood borne diseases like Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C (HCV) and Human Immuno Deficiency Virus (HIV). The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence, causes, awareness and knowledge regarding Needle Stick Injury among health care workers Tertiary Care Centre of Nepal.Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in 350 staffs of Tertiary Care Centre Nepal, from June to August 2013. Data was collected through semi-structured self-administered questionnaire. All the collected data was processed and analyzed by using descriptive statistics namely the frequency and percentage. Results: The study showed that out of the 350 respondents, 65.1% had there medicinal years of practices extended to five years. Among the responses 44.8% mentioned, highest number of needle prick was observed when recapping the needles due to long working hours. About 64.6% respondents washed their hands with soap, water or other antiseptics for effective post exposure preventive measures and 24.9% had access to infection control protocol.Conclusions: Despite the awareness regarding needle stick injury and its preventive measures, health care workers are yet bound to face it often during their surgical or medicinal area of practice due to monotonous and long working hours.

scholarly journals Maternal near miss: an Indian tertiary care centre audit

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 1874
Author(s):  
Padmaja Y. Samant ◽  
Juhi Dhanawat
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Data Entry ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Near Miss ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adequate Treatment ◽  
Near Misses

Background: In practical terms, women are considered near-miss cases when they survive conditions which threaten their life i.e. organ dysfunction. Despite advances in medical science and increased awareness of measures for safe childbirth, unacceptably high maternal morbidity and mortality continues to plague developing countries like India. Our’s being a tertiary care centre, draws a lot number of high-risk patients and referrals. By auditing these near miss cases, we aim to identify the causes, factors leading to near miss, to identify management gaps to prevent near misses and maternal death.Methods: Retro-prospective cross-sectional study done over one and a half year. Patients were included based on the inclusion criteria. A questionnaire was used to evaluate the prospective cases and the indoor case sheets were used for retrospective cases. After data entry in excel sheet, data analysis was done using SPSS 21. Results were tabulated.Results: High number of Near Miss cases with preeclampsia being the commonest. Lack of proper facilities at the periphery health centers was the most common cause for referrals. Level 1 and level 2 delays were found in most cases.Conclusions: Timely referral, with adequate treatment at the peripheral hospitals will majorly reduce Near miss. Hence, proper development and functioning of peripheral hospitals are needed.

scholarly journals Evaluation of bacterial contamination of blood components in a tertiary care centre

2022 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 213-215
Author(s):  
Shivali Sehgal ◽  
Lalita Jyotsna Prakhya
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Contamination ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Blood Components ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre

Abstract not available Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 21(1) 2022 Page : 213-215

scholarly journals Management of Acute Appendicitis during COVID-19 Pandemic in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (235) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anupama Thapa Basnet ◽  
Suraj Singh ◽  
Bijay Thapa ◽  
Anuj Kayastha
Keyword(s):  
Acute Appendicitis ◽  
Conservative Management ◽  
Binary Data ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional

Introduction: Acute appendicitis is the most common reason for abdominal surgery in children. Though appendectomy considered the gold standard there are a lot of complications related to it. Conservative management of acute appendicitis is not new to medical science. In pandemic like COVID-19 when all the health systems were about to shut-down because of lack of manpower and resources, we started a trial of non-operative management. The main aim of this study is to find out the management of acute appendicitis during COVID-19. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in a tertiary care centre. Data collection was done from the record section which included the patients diagnosed with acute appendicitis from February 2020 to July 2020 after obtaining ethical clearance from Institutional Review Committee. Cases of appendicular lump, appendicular abscess, appendicular perforations have been excluded. Data was collected and entry was done in Statistical Package for the Social Science software version 20, point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data. Results: The conservative management of acute appendicitis was done in 44 cases (55.7%) while 35 cases (44.3%) had to undergo appendectomy. Conclusions: COVID-19 can complicate the perioperative course as a result of direct lung injury and multiple organ dysfunctions and can also bring serious threats to the safety of medical staffs involved in managing the acute appendicitis case operatively, so conservative management can be considered as an alternative way of management of acute appendicitis in the pandemic outbreak.

scholarly journals Interventions to reduce needle stick injuries at a tertiary care centre

2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Mehta ◽  
C Rodrigues ◽  
T Singhal ◽  
N Lopes ◽  
N D′Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Needle Stick ◽  
Needle Stick Injuries
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