Accidents with perforative tools among nursing workers

Authors

  • Simone Brandi UNICAMP; FCM; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Maria Cecília Cardoso Benatti UNICAMP; FCM; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Neusa Maria Costa Alexandre UNICAMP; FCM; Departamento de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62341998000200005

Keywords:

Accident of work in hospital, Occupational health nursing

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 likély to help programs of preventio of accidents with nursing workers.

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Published

1998-08-01

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 2 (1998)

Section

Original Articles

License

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Brandi, S., Benatti, M. C. C., & Alexandre, N. M. C. (1998). Accidents with perforative tools among nursing workers. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 32(2), 124-133. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62341998000200005