Abstract
This study has the objective to evaluate certain aspects of the occurrence of accidents of work with perforative cutting tool in nursing workers of a university hospital. Forty-six workers who had accidental needlesticks and injuries from other sharp objects (from June to/December 1994) were interviewed. The data found are likely to help programs of prevention of accidents with nursing workers.
MeSH terms
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Accidents, Occupational / prevention & control
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Accidents, Occupational / statistics & numerical data*
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Adult
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Brazil
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Female
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Hospitals, University
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Humans
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Male
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Needlestick Injuries / epidemiology*
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Needlestick Injuries / etiology
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Needlestick Injuries / prevention & control
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Nursing Staff, Hospital / statistics & numerical data*
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Occupational Health
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Risk Factors
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Time Factors