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Evaluation of Health-Care Workers Exposed to Blood or Body Fluids

Kan ve Vücut Sıvılarına Maruz Kalan Sağlık Çalışanlarının Değerlendirilmesi

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For this reason, we think that the practical and theoretical training given to health professionals who are at the beginning of their professions should be increased, and these people should be observed carefully in the field.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: In this study, the characteristics of the injuries through which healthcare workers were exposed to blood and body fluids and their distribution as regards occupational groups and years were evaluated, and it was aimed to investigate measures taht could be taken to reduce these injuries.
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Key Findings & Data:Materials and Methods: One hundred and ninety-three penetration-laceration and mucosal injuries occurred in 2015 and 2017 at Umraniye Training and Research Hospital were assessed retrospectively using Excel (Office 2007).
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Conclusion & Impact:For this reason, we think that the practical and theoretical training given to health professionals who are at the beginning of their professions should be increased, and these people should be observed carefully in the field.
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Introduction: In this study, the characteristics of the injuries through which healthcare workers were exposed to blood and body fluids and their distribution as regards occupational groups and years were evaluated, and it was aimed to investigate measures taht could be taken to reduce these injuries. Materials and Methods: One hundred and ninety-three penetration-laceration and mucosal injuries occurred in 2015 and 2017 at Umraniye Training and Research Hospital were assessed retrospectively using Excel (Office 2007). Results: When occupational groups were examined, 193 injuries recorded within these two years were found to belong to trainee health workers (45.6%) and nurses (31%). The source of 69% of the injuries was certain. Serological examination of the specimens whose source was known revealed 4% HBsAg positivity, 4% antiHCV positivity and 1% antiHIV positivity. 95% of the injuries were percutaneous. When time of occurrence was examined, it was determined that 48.2% of the injuries occurred from morning to noon, 43% after lunch, and 8.8% during night shift. The most common injuries were during procedure with a rate of 47.7%. When health professionals were examined according to their years in profession, 78.2% were found to have been working for a year. Conclusion: Exposure to blood and body fluids is a great risk for healthcare workers. About half of the data we gathered had occurred in the occupational group of trainee health workers. According to the years of work, 78% of the injuries occurred in the first year of occupation. For this reason, we think that the practical and theoretical training given to health professionals who are at the beginning of their professions should be increased, and these people should be observed carefully in the field.

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Giriş: Sağlık çalışanlarının kan ve vücut sıvılarına maruz kaldıkları yaralanmaların özellikleri, meslek gruplarına ve yıllarına göre değerlendirilmiş olup yaralanmaların azaltılması için alınacak önlemler araştırılmıştır. Materyal ve Metod: Ümraniye Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi’nde 2015 ve 2017 yıllarında meydana gelen 193 delici-kesici ve mukozal yaralanma Excel (Office 2007) kullanılarak retrospektif olarak değerlendirildi. Bulgular: İki yıl içerisinde kayıt altına alınan 193 yaralanma meslek gruplarına göre incelendiğinde; ilk sırada stajyer sağlık çalışanlarının (%45.6), ikinci sırada ise hemşirelerin (%31) yer aldığı görüldü. Yaralanmaların %69’unun kaynağı belliydi. Kaynağı bilinen yaralanmalarda bakılan serolojik incelemede; %4 HBsAg pozitifliği, %4 anti-HCV pozitifliği ve %1 anti-HIV pozitifliği mevcuttu. Yaralanmaların %95’i perkütan temastı. Oluş zamanına göre incelendiğinde; yaralanmaların %48.2’sinin sabahtan öğlene kadar, %43’ünün öğleden sonra, %8.8’inin gece vardiyasında meydana geldiği saptandı. En sık yaralanmalar %47.7 ile işlem esnasında gelişenlerdi. Sağlık çalışanları meslek yıllarına göre incelendiğinde; %78.2’sinin bir yıldır çalıştığı görüldü. Sonuç: Kan ve vücut sıvılarına maruziyet sonucu oluşan yaralanmalar, sağlık çalışanları açısından büyük risk oluşturmaktadır. Topladığımız verilere göre yaralanmaların yaklaşık yarısı stajyer sağlık çalışanları meslek grubunda gerçekleşmiştir. Çalışma yıllarına göre değerlendirildiğinde ise yaralanmaların %78’inin mesleğinin birinci yılında olduğu görülmüştür. Bu sebeple henüz mesleki tecrübesinin başında olan sağlık çalışanlarına verilen pratik ve teorik eğitimlerin arttırılması ve bu kişilerin sahada dikkatle gözlemlenmesi gerektiğini düşünmekteyiz.

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ALTUNAL, L. N., ÇAKAR, Z. Ş., ÖZEL, A. S., KARAGÖZ, G. (2019). Evaluation of Health-Care Workers Exposed to Blood or Body Fluids. Flora İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 24 - Sayı: 2, 101–106. https://ajindex.com/articles/176343

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