PROFILE OF ACCIDENTS AT WORK IN A HOSPITAL OF TERESINA, PI

Authors

  • Polyana da Costa Ribeiro
  • Ana Cláudia da Costa Ribeiro
  • Francisco de Paula Barroso Lima Júnior

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v15i1.17181

Keywords:

Acidentes de trabalho, Epidemiologia, Risco ocupacional, Accidents, occupational, Epidemiology, Occupational risks, Accidentes de trabajo, Epidemiología, Riesgos laborales

Abstract

Work-related accidents are an important public health problem, due to absenteeism, removal from work, cost,treatment and compensation. We conducted a quantitative-descriptive study, which aimed to identify the profile ofworkplace accidents which affected the employees of a public hospital in Teresina in 2007. Data were collected from 53notifying forms using a script prepared in advance. As a result it was found that 92.2% of the victims were female, 34.3%were between 20-29 years, 43.4% were nursing technicians, 20.4% occurred in the emergency room, 90.5% occurred onweekdays, 49% occurred in the morning, 62,2% of cases occurred from sharp materials. 26.7% of cases showed thehandling of surgical material, reaching the upper limbs in 67.9% of the episodes. The deployment of a computerizedspreadsheet to improve the monitoring and assistance of the injured professional is urgent.

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Published

2010-03-30

How to Cite

Ribeiro, P. da C., Ribeiro, A. C. da C., & Lima Júnior, F. de P. B. (2010). PROFILE OF ACCIDENTS AT WORK IN A HOSPITAL OF TERESINA, PI. Cogitare Enfermagem, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v15i1.17181

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2010)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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