Risk Factors of Professional Exposure among Medical Staff:Analysis and Preventive Strategies / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To investigate the risk factors of professional exposure among medical staff and explore the preventive strategies.METHODS The influence of factors including profession,exposure process,exposed materials,treatment process,and follow-up among 110 medical staff with professional exposure was analyzed.RESULTS The general incidence of professional exposure was 52.73%,35.45% and 6.36% for clinical doctors,nures,and workers,respectively.Among all exposure cases,we found the incidence was 62.73% for pricking wound,20% for various liquid contamination,4.55% for glass injury,2.73% for scalpel cutting,and 4.55% for other instrument related damage.The reasons leading to exposure were treatment and nursing care,surgery assistance,and instrument and materials manipulation,which accounted for 40%,31.82%,and 18.18% of total incidence,respectively.All of the exposure cases had been properly treated.None of the investigated cases had been found illed with blood derived transmitted disease caused by professional exposure.CONCLUSIONS It is critical to intensify the training of medical staff for the knowledge of professional exposure and to improve their personal protective awareness,so that the incidence of professional exposure could be reduced.