Sharps and needle-stick injuries among medical residents and healthcare professional students: pattern and reporting in Italy—a cross-sectional analytical study

ObjectivesHealthcare workers, in the course of their professional activity, are potentially exposed to chemical, physical and above all biological risks. The aims of our study were to investigate the extent and distribution of needle-stick and sharp injuries (NSIs) in healthcare students, the behavi...

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Published in:Occupational and environmental medicine (London, England) England), 2019-10, Vol.76 (10), p.739-745
Main Authors: Papadopoli, Rosa, Bianco, Aida, Pepe, Davide, Pileggi, Claudia, Pavia, Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Exposure
Female
Graduate studies
Health care
Humans
Hypodermic needles
Injuries
Internship and Residency - statistics & numerical data
Italy - epidemiology
Laboratories
Male
Medical personnel
Needles
Needlestick injuries
Needlestick Injuries - epidemiology
Needlestick Injuries - prevention & control
Occupational exposure
Occupational Exposure - prevention & control
Occupational Exposure - statistics & numerical data
Occupational health
Occupational Health Services - statistics & numerical data
Organic chemistry
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis - statistics & numerical data
Professional activities
Prophylaxis
Students
Students, Health Occupations - statistics & numerical data
Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:ObjectivesHealthcare workers, in the course of their professional activity, are potentially exposed to chemical, physical and above all biological risks. The aims of our study were to investigate the extent and distribution of needle-stick and sharp injuries (NSIs) in healthcare students, the behaviours and circumstances most frequently associated with NSIs, the frequency of NSI reporting and the adherence to the post-exposure protocols.MethodsThis study involved, through an interviewer-administered structured questionnaire, undergraduate and postgraduate students attending postgraduate medical schools and healthcare professional schools who underwent occupational health visits between January 2015 and July 2018.ResultsOf the 642 students that participated in the study, 95 (14.8%) sustained an NSI during the traineeship and, of these, 59 (62.1%) reported the NSI to the occupational health service. NSIs were significantly more frequent in older subjects (χ²=9.853, p=0.020) and, among medical residents, in surgical residents (χ²=31.260, p
ISSN:1351-0711
1470-7926
DOI:10.1136/oemed-2019-105873