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Risk Groups for Needlestick Injury Among Healthcare Workers in Children‘s Hospital: A Cross-sectional Study

Çocuk Hastanesinde Sağlık Çalışanlarında İğne Yaralanması Risk Grupları: Kesitsel Bir Çalışma

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212–217
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2022-11-06
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Needlestick injuries could be prevented easily by increasing the use of needles when needed, increasing awareness for using devices with safety features, promoting ed-ucation and safe work practices for needles and related systems.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: Needlestick injuries are important for healthcare workers due to their morbidity and mortality.
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Key Findings & Data:The aim of this study was to de-termine the risk group of needlestick injuries (NSIs) among healthcare workers, and possible risk groups, actions, and prevention practices of the healthcare workers.Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 249 health-care workers(doctors, nursing staff, laboratory technicians and the clean-ing personnel) in a tertiary care pediatric hospital in Turkey.Results: Among the 249 healthcare workers, there were 35 physicians, 124 nursing staff, 11 laboratory technicians and 79 cleaning personnel.
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Conclusion & Impact:Needlestick injuries could be prevented easily by increasing the use of needles when needed, increasing awareness for using devices with safety features, promoting ed-ucation and safe work practices for needles and related systems.
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Objective: Needlestick injuries are important for healthcare workers due to their morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to de-termine the risk group of needlestick injuries (NSIs) among healthcare workers, and possible risk groups, actions, and prevention practices of the healthcare workers.Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 249 health-care workers(doctors, nursing staff, laboratory technicians and the clean-ing personnel) in a tertiary care pediatric hospital in Turkey.Results: Among the 249 healthcare workers, there were 35 physicians, 124 nursing staff, 11 laboratory technicians and 79 cleaning personnel. Seventy (28.1%) were males, 179 (71.9%) were females. The most com-mon equipment associated with needlestick injury were syringe needles ( 54.6 %), followed by intravenous cannula (peripheral catheter) (17.2%). In 103 (41.2%) cases, the injury occurred during use of the needle, with the greater part of injuries (24%) while establishing a venous access. Most healthcare workers experienced hand injuries (%82.7). Conclusion: This study revealed that the high risk group for needlestick injury was nurses followed by the cleaning personnel. Healthcare workers did not take the necessary measures for themselves. Needlestick injuries could be prevented easily by increasing the use of needles when needed, increasing awareness for using devices with safety features, promoting ed-ucation and safe work practices for needles and related systems.

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İğne batması yaralanmaları sağlık sektöründe çalışanlar için mor-bidite ve mortalite nedeni olduğundan önemlidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, sağlık çalışanları arasındaki iğne batması yaralanmalarının (İBY) risk gru-bunu ve sağlık çalışanlarının olası risk gruplarını, davranışlarını ve yara-lanma önleme uygulamalarını belirlemektir.Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu kesitsel çalışma, Türkiye’deki üçüncü basamak bir çocuk hastanesinde 249 sağlık çalışanını (doktorlar, hemşireler, labo-ratuvar teknisyenleri ve temizlikçiler) içermiştir.Bulgular: 249 sağlık çalışanından 35’i hekim, 124 ‘ü hemşire, 11’i laboratu-var teknisyeni ve 79’u temizlik personeliydi. 70’i (%28.1) erkek, 179’u (%71.9) kadındı. İğne batması yaralanması ile ilişkili en yaygın ekipmanın şırınga iğneler (%54.6) kaynaklı olduğu görülmüş olup, ardından venöz damar içi yerleştirilen kanül (periferik kateter) (%17.2) idi. 103 (%41.2) hastada en sık oluşan yaralanmalar venöz girişim sonucu oluşan yaralanmalardır (%24). Sağlık çalışanlarında en sık görülen yaralanma el yaralanmasıdır (%82.7).Sonuç: Bu çalışma, iğne batması nedeniyle oluşan yaralanmalarda yüksek risk grubunun hemşireler tarafından oluşturulduğu ve bunu temizlik per-sonelinin izlediğini göstermiştir. Sağlık çalışanlarının kendileri için gerekli önlemleri almadıkları görüldü. İğne batması yaralanmaları, gerektiğinde iğnelerin kullanımını artırarak, güvenlik özelliklerine sahip cihazların kul-lanımıyla ilgili farkındalığı artırarak, iğnelerin ve ilgili sistemlerin eğitimini ve güvenli çalışma uygulamalarını teşvik ederek kolayca önlenebilir.

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GÜLFİDAN, G., AKSAY, A. K., BAYRAM, S. N., DEVRİM, İ., DÜZGÖL, M., AYHAN, Y., YAMAN, Y., DEMİRAY, N., DURGUN, E. (2022). Risk Groups for Needlestick Injury Among Healthcare Workers in Children‘s Hospital: A Cross-sectional Study. Çocuk Enfeksiyon Dergisi, Cilt: 14 - Sayı: 4, 212–217. https://ajindex.com/articles/649519

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