scholarly journals NEEDLE STICK INJURIES;

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (01) ◽  
pp. 177-181
Author(s):  
Suneel Kumar Punjabi ◽  
Munir Ahmed Banglani ◽  
Priya - ◽  
Nayab Mangi
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Training ◽  
Oral Surgery ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Needle Stick Injury ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Needle Stick ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Needle Stick Injuries ◽  
Surgery Department

Objectives: To evaluate the concepts & handling of needle stick injuries amongjunior dentists of city Hyderabad. Study Design: Descriptive Cross Sectional study. Setting:Dental House Surgeons & Postgraduates. Period: June 2015 to January 2016. Methodology:The study population of 200 dentists were included working either in civil or private settingsof Hyderabad, Sindh. Questionnaire designed to obtain information about their concepts andhandling regarding NSIs. Results: 75(37.5%) of them were working in Oral Surgery department,53(26.5%) in Operative dentistry, 35(17.5%) in Orthodontics, 22(11%) in Periodontology, and15(7.5%) in Prosthodontics. 77(38.5%) had idea about transmission of Hepatitis B, 89(44.5%)about Hepatitis C, & 34(17%) about HIV/AIDS by NSI. 168(84%) had knowledge aboutuniversal precautions guidelines, 16(8%) use safety devices to dispose used sharp objects.189(94.5%) had faced NSIs ever. 97(48.5%) had knowledge about post exposure prophylaxisin the management of needle stick injury. 37(18.5%) had said that they will contact to medicalemergency room if they expose to NSI, 32(16%) will contact to oral surgery department,53(26.5%) will consult with their physician & 78(39%) said that they will manage themselves.Conclusion: this study confirm that junior dentists of Hyderabad experience the NSIs but arenot liable to report them, therefore they necessitate the improvement in clinical training forpreventing & reporting all NSIs. Through Support, counseling and tutoring by their OccupationalHealth Department.

scholarly journals Occupational blood exposure beyond needle stick injuries: hospital-based cross-sectional study among healthcare workers in governmental hospitals of Northern Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Semere Reda ◽  
Mesfin Gebrehiwot ◽  
Mistir Lingerew ◽  
Awoke Keleb ◽  
Tefera chane Mekonnen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Body Fluids ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Needle Stick Injury ◽  
Northern Ethiopia ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Needle Stick ◽  
Needle Sticks

Abstract Background Occupational blood exposure is one of the major public health problems that healthcare workers (HCWs) are encountering. Most previous occupational blood exposure studies are delimited to needle stick injury, which could underestimate the real level of blood exposure. On the other hand, others deal with crude blood and body-fluids exposure, which possibly overestimate the magnitude of blood exposure. Therefore, this study aimed at determining the prevalence of occupational blood exposure and identifying associated factors among HCWs in the Southern Tigrai zone governmental hospitals of Northern Ethiopia considering all the potential means of blood exposure (needle stick injury, sharp medical equipment injury, and blood splash) while excluding blood-free body-fluids. Methods A hospital based cross-sectional study design was employed to gather data from randomly selected HCWs in three governmental hospitals from February to March, 2020. A multivariable logistic regression model was used to identify the independent factors associated with the outcome variable. Results From the total of 318 HCWs, 148 (46.5 %) were exposed to blood at least once in their lifetime. Working for more than 40 h per week (AOR= 9.4; 95 % CI: 7.61, 11.41), lack of adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) (AOR=3.88; 95 % CI: 1.64, 5.42), Hepatitis B virus vaccination (AOR=0.54; 95 % CI: 0.12,0.78), recapping used needle sticks (AOR=3.18; 95 % CI: 1.28, 8.83), and lack of infection prevention and patient safety (IPPS) training (AOR=13.5; 95 % CI: 8.12,19.11) were detected to significantly increase the likelihood of occupational blood exposure. Conclusions As nearly half of the HCWs were exposed to blood, reducing work load below 40 h per week by employing additional staff members, supplying adequate PPE, avoiding recapping of used needle sticks, and providing IPPS training for the HCWs should be practiced.

scholarly journals Needle stick injury reporting among surgeons in tertiary hospitals of Lahore

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (06) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Umar Younis ◽  
Syed Faraz-ul- Hassan Shah ◽  
Aliya Muzafar ◽  
Muhammad Zeeshan Sarwar ◽  
Fakeha Rehman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Needle Stick Injury ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Surgical Practice ◽  
Needle Stick ◽  
Needle Stick Injuries

Background: Needle stick injuries have a fairly common incidence in surgical practice exposing surgeons to an array of transmissible diseases. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of needle stick injury, and their reporting among surgeons in tertiary hospital setting. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Various tertiary care hospital of Lahore. Period: January 2016 through April, 2016. Methods: Our sample size was 935 Surgeons. We determined the prevalence of needle stick injuries, reporting of NSI, the reasons for not reporting and the reasons for acquired injuries. Results: Needle stick injury was reported by only 85 (9.1%) participants. The reasons for not reporting varied; 363 (38.8%) did not report due to unawareness of the existence of a relevant system, 250 (26.7%) did not know whom to report, 86 (9.2%) were not able to spare time to report, 81 (8.7%) were afraid of results, 48 (5.1%) thought that patient was low risk and 107 (11.4%) did not bother. Conclusion: There was a lack of hospital policy to cater to the reporting of injuries sustained during surgical practice. A dire need for a system was observed to educate the healthcare workers and provide a medium to assist the process of reporting.

scholarly journals NEEDLE STICK AND SHARPS INJURIES;

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (11) ◽  
pp. 1685-1690
Author(s):  
Muhammad Luqman Farrukh Nagi ◽  
Syed Tehseen Haider Kazmi ◽  
Aziz Anwar Saleem ◽  
Dawar Khan ◽  
Hafiz Haseeb Afsar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Data Entry ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Needle Stick Injury ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Needle Stick ◽  
Needle Stick Injuries ◽  
Sharps Injury ◽  
Hospital Protocols

Background: This study, therefore aims to assess the frequency and the factorscontributing to the needle stick injuries among health care workers of a tertiary care privatehospital of Lahore. Setting: Shalamar Hospital Lahore, Pakistan a tertiary care private institution.Period: July and August 2015. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: A modifiedstructured pre-tested questionnaire containing both open and close-ended questions wasadministered to 160 study participants. The selected candidates were thoroughly briefed aboutthe study and informed consent was obtained. Confidentiality and anonymity of the participantswas maintained. Data entry was done on SPSS version 20 for Microsoft Windows. Results: Theresponse rate was 97%. Among all respondents (n=122), almost 41% (n= 63) were medicaldoctors and 34% (n= 53) were nursing staff. A small proportion of 4% (n= 6) belonged to thedental surgical background as well. Of all the surveyed participants, 45% (n=69) had eversuffered from needle stick/ sharps injury during their medical job and career, whereas, 34%(n=53) had suffered from a needle stick injury during the last year. Nearly 63% (n=47) reportedthat the cause of injury was accidental, 16% (n=25) acknowledged lack of awareness, 7%(n=10) acknowledged improper equipment and 4% (n=6) accused lack of training as the majorcause of needle stick injuries. A hefty 34% (n=53) believed that there existed no protocols in theinstitution regarding needle stick injuries, while another 50% (n=78) stated that they were notaware of the hospital protocols regarding needle stick injuries if there existed any. A disturbing34% (n=53) assume that they should recap the needles after using them. There was a strongstatistical association p<.001 between establishment of hospital protocols regarding needlestick or sharps injury and an event of needle stick injury suffered by the health care workersduring last year. Conclusion: The needle stick injuries can be prevented by the eradication ofhazard causing equipment’s, prevention through engineering measures, administrative controlsand last but not the least personal protective measures.

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