Acidentes ocupacionais por agentes biológicos

Abstract

Objective: To identify the profile of nursing workers who have suffered work accidents caused by biological agents and verify which factors favor and hinder the underreporting of the accident. Method: Cross-sectional, descriptive study with a quantitative approach, carried out in the Intensive Care Units of the Hospital das Clinics of the Federal University of Uberlândia-MG, from July 25 to October 25, 2019. The instrument used for data collection it was done through a structured and validated questionnaire. Results: 170 nursing workers (nurses and nursing technicians) who reported having suffered work accidents due to exposure to biological agents collaborated with this study. The predominant gender was female with 148 (87.1%); the most common contaminant agent found was blood with 56 (58.9%), the most identified type of accident was the sharp perforation with 41 (43.2%), the factor that most contributed to the occurrence of the accident was haste with 19 (20%), the most used personal protective equipment was the glove with 68 (71.6%), the most mentioned reason for not recording the work accident was the lack of knowledge of how the notification is done, with 42 (45.2%), of the professionals who have accidents, 95 (55.3%) did not follow up after notification. Conclusion: It was possible to understand the importance of developing educational actions that focus on the risks to which nursing professionals are exposed, such as proposing training, training and health education continuously for these professionals in order to reduce these problems. It is concluded that the number of reported accidents does not reflect reality because other studies point to a high rate of underreporting.