| ID (ISN) del documento | 111585 |
| Número CIS |
11-0168 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
1232-1087 - International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health |
| Año |
2010 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Vaz K., McGrowder D., Crawford T., Alexander-Lindo R.L., Irving R. |
| Título |
Prevalence of injuries and reporting of accidents among health care workers at the University Hospital of the West Indies |
| Información bibliográfica |
2010, Vol.23, No.2, p.133-143. 41 ref. |
| Acceso Internet |
Prevalence_of_injuries.pdf [en inglés]
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| Resumen |
This cross sectional study was conducted in September and October 2007 at the University Hospital of the West Indies. A 28-item self-administered questionnaire was provided to 200 health care workers including medical doctors, medical technologists, nurses and assistants to assess knowledge and practices regarding universal precautions, prevalence of injuries and incidence of accidents and compliance with post-exposure prophylaxis. Splashes from body fluids, needle stick injuries and cuts from other objects were quite prevalent among health care workers. At the same time, the study found that the majority of health care workers was aware of policies and procedures for reporting accidents. Implications of these findings are discussed. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
Jamaica; lesiones corporales; consciencia de seguridad; métodos de trabajo y seguridad; hospitales; personal de los servicios de salud |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
pinchazos de agujas; encuesta por cuestionario; estudio transversal; declaración de accidentes de trabajo; tasas de frecuencia |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| Tema(s) |
Medicina del trabajo, higiene, primeros auxilios
Cemercio, servicios, oficinas
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Aspectos generales
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Health care services
OSH in developing countries
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