Labor accidents involving the eyes: assessment of occupational risks involving nursing workers

Authors

  • Cristiana Brasil de Almeida Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Lorita Marlena Freitag Pagliuca Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Ana Lourdes Almeida e Silva Leite Universidade Federal do Ceará; Faculdade de Medicina; Unidade de Farmacologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692005000500015

Keywords:

eye health, workers, occupational risks, nursing

Abstract

The study aimed at identifying nursing workers who were victims of eye accidents and the type of accident; describing the measures taken and proposing Health Education methods. A descriptive and exploratory study was carried out at a public maternity hospital from September 2002 to January 2003. Data were collected through direct observation of the environment and interviews with workers. Subjects were ten professionals (one nurse, two technicians and seven nursing auxiliaries) who were victims of work accidents involving the eye. The accidents were grouped according to the type of material that caused the trauma: chemical substances (4), medication (3), mechanical trauma (1), scalp (1) and urine (1). The results reveal that hospital workers are vulnerable to labor accidents because the environment presents biological, chemical and physical risks. An important step to prevent the occurrence of new accidents would be the prevention of human mistakes through permanent training and the use of protection glasses.

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Published

2005-10-01

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 5 (2005)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Labor accidents involving the eyes: assessment of occupational risks involving nursing workers. (2005). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 13(5), 708-716. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692005000500015