Abstract

FRANCO PATINO, Jaqueline et al. WORK AND PERSONAL FACTORS REGARDING BIOLOGICAL WORK ACCIDENTS IN THE NURSING PERSONNEL OF THE VILLAPILAR ESE RITA ARANGO ÁLVAREZ DEL PINO CLINIC, MANIZALES (CALDAS) 2005-2006. Hacia promoc. Salud [online]. 2007, vol.12, n.1, pp.133-144. ISSN 0121-7577.

Health workers, especially nursing personnel, are usually exposed to a large variety of work and personal risk factors that can cause industrial accidents depending on the types of duties they perform. VillaPilar ESE Rita Arango Alvarez del Pino Clinic of Manizales is an institution that develops complex surgeries and procedures. Because of this, its services are highly demanded by the people that live in the Department of Caldas. The clinic offers a wide range of specialized health services and this was the reason it was chosen to carry out this research process. The work and personal factors that influence the occurrence of biological work factors were studied, as well as the notification of these by professional and assistant nursing personnel from June to November 2005. A descriptive quantitative study was carried out, using the following tools for gathering information: a survey designed according to the regulations established by ANSI-Z-2 norms, document analysis and an observation guide. The conclusions include: from 11 reported work accidents, 7 (63%) happened to nursing personnel. The most frequent accident was puncturing, which is monitored according to the protocol established. 100% of the population that has had work accidents has notified the event, and 90% of them think that the personal protection tools provided by the institution are enough. The results obtained are similar to those of other hospital centers, where puncturing risk is the most frequent. Due to the possibility of transmission of infectious agents by this entry way, it its important to develop prevention programs against this frequent work accident (2).

Keywords : Biological work accident; work factor; personal factor; biosafety norms.

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