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dc.contributor.author | Bi, P. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tully, P. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Pearce, S. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hiller, J. | - |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Epidemiology and Infection, 2006; 134(3):465-471 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0950-2688 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1469-4409 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/17106 | - |
dc.description.abstract | To examine work-related blood and body fluid exposure (BBFE) among health-care workers (HCWs), to explore potential risk factors and to provide policy suggestions, a 6-year retrospective study of all reported BBFE among HCWs (1998–2003) was conducted in a 430-bed teaching hospital in Australia. Results showed that BBFE reporting was consistent throughout the study period, with medical staff experiencing the highest rate of sharps injury (10.4%). Hollow-bore needles were implicated in 51.7% of all percutaneous injuries. Most incidents occurred during sharps use (40.4%) or after use but before disposal (27.1%). Nursing staff experienced 68.5% of reported mucocutaneous exposure. Many such exposures occurred in the absence of any protective attire (61.1%). This study indicated that emphasis on work practice, attire, disposal systems and education strategies, as well as the use of safety sharps should be employed to reduce work-related injuries among HCWs in Australia. | - |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | P. Bi, P.J. Tully, S. Pearce and J.E. Hiller | - |
dc.description.uri | http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=HYG | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | Cambridge Univ Press | - |
dc.rights | © 2005 Cambridge University Press | - |
dc.source.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0950268805005212 | - |
dc.subject | Body Fluids | - |
dc.subject | Humans | - |
dc.subject | Blood-Borne Pathogens | - |
dc.subject | Needlestick Injuries | - |
dc.subject | Retrospective Studies | - |
dc.subject | Occupational Exposure | - |
dc.subject | Health Personnel | - |
dc.subject | Hospitals, Teaching | - |
dc.subject | Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional | - |
dc.title | Occupational blood and body fluid exposure in an Australian teaching hospital | - |
dc.type | Journal article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/S0950268805005212 | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Bi, P. [0000-0002-3238-3427] | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Tully, P. [0000-0003-2807-1313] | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Hiller, J. [0000-0002-8532-4033] | - |
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