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[Underreporting of accidents with cutting and piercing objects in nursing]
Maria Helena Palucci Marziale1
1Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto/USP. marziale@eerp.usp.br
Abstract:
This study aimed at: identifying occupational accidents caused by percutaneous injuries among nursing workers, identifying whether or not accidents were reported and at learning about the reason for non-reporting. It is a descriptive study with a quantitative analysis of the data collected through the interview technique applied to 394 nursing workers from two hospitals in São Paulo State. The results showed that 30% of the 394 workers had an accident in 2001 and of such accidents, 277 (70.30%) were caused by percutaneous injuries, 173 (62.45%) accidents were reported and 104 (37.55%) were not reported. The reasons leading to non-reporting were related to beliefs, lack of knowledge and information concerning contamination risks and to the form of data recording.
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