| Document ID (ISN) | 104662 |
| CIS number |
06-207 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2003 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Denis M.A., Ecochard R., Bernadet A., Forissier M.F., Porst J.M., Robert O., Volckmann C., Bergeret A. |
| Title |
Risk of occupational blood exposure in a cohort of 24,000 hospital healthcare workers: Position and environment analysis over three years |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar. 2003, Vol.45, No.3, p.283-288. 13 ref. |
| Abstract |
Early and efficient prevention of occupational blood exposure at hospitals requires knowledge of exposures and risks according to staff characteristics, as well as calculation of annual exposure rates and relative rates. For this purpose, a three-year cohort study involving 24,000 healthcare workers was carried out in a group of 21 health centres in Lyon, France. The overall annual incidence of blood exposure was 3.5 per 100 workers per year, with a maximum for nurses and midwives (6.5) and a minimum for cleaners and paramedics (0.6). Exposures affected mainly nurses (57.81% of accidents, 12.12% of the cohort) and occurred mostly in the surgical and the medical departments (26.34% and 25.20% of accidents respectively). Emergency and intensive care staff had the highest relative rates (4.27 and 3.05 respectively) compared with maintenance staff. Nurses and laboratory staff were more exposed than physicians (relative rates of 3.76 and 2.30 respectively). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
blood; needle-stick injuries; risk factors; health care personnel; hospitals |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
cohort study; nursing personnel; frequency rates; domestic and related helpers, cleaners; job-exposure relation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
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| Browse category(ies) |
Domestic workers
Health care services
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