Investigation And Surveillance To Sharp Injury Occupational Exposures In Medical Staff Of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People’s Hospital

Objective To understand medical staff occupational exposure situation of sharpinstrument injury in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People’s Hospital, andanalyze its characteristics and exposure to risk factors; medical personnel to take targetedmeasures sharps injuries, medical staff to provide the scientific basis for occupationalprotection-related policies, regulations and standards. Method The method according tostaff categories stratified random sampling of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous RegionPeople’s Hospital may contact sharps, blood and body fluids of a patient medicalpersonnel2467survey by investigators to understand baseline sharp injuries occurred inMay2013, for medical personnel needle injuries occurred screening found, face to facepersonal interviews, fill out a baseline survey of medical personnel sharps injury riskfactor table. Results The total survey2467medical personnel, sharps injury incidence20.47%. Of which316nurses,117doctors and52interns, were prone to sharp injuries inhigh-risk groups, accounting for35.91%, respectively,23.29%and19.74%; sharp injuriesoccur more sections for general wards, operating theaters and dentistry, accounting for45.11%,22.63%,4.13%; scalp needle, disposable syringes, surgical needles, sharps injuryis caused by the medical staff of major medical equipment, accounting for29.05%,respectively,21.10%,11.01%; plus drugs, medical and surgical sutures and other wastedisposal operations are sharp injuries caused by medical staff key areas, accounting for13.00%, respectively,9.63%,9.33%; number of different work experience sharp injuriesoccur from1to5years up to774people, followed by the within1year631, the third is5to10years405people; known sources of exposure in the case of exposure rate ofblood-borne diseases11.15%, after sharp injuries reported rate was5.20%.ConclusionsSharps injuries are common occupational injuries medical staff should strengthen the implementation of standard precautions, medical personnel to effectively reduce theincidence of sharp injuries.