Analysis of accidents with biological material occurred in the city of Uberaba / MG

• Autor(a) principal: Sgotti, Gisele Bento
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: do Carmo Lima, Samuel
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Hygeia (Uberlândia)
• Texto Completo: https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/hygeia/article/view/50728
• topic: Acidentes ocupacionais; Riscos biológicos; Equipe de enfermagem

This research analyzed occupational accidents with biological materials that took place in the city of Uberaba, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The events analyzed were reported by the Epidemiological Surveillance sector between 2013 and 2017. This is a retrospective descriptive study with a quantitative approach. The data was collected from records of the Brazilian Information System for Notifiable Diseases (SINAN). The total of 1,160 accidents with biological materials were reported over the period analyzed. We found a significant increase in the number of events in 2016 and 2017, with 305 and 415 events, respectively; the Work Accident Report (CAT) was filled in 68.8% of the records analyzed; 45.5% of workers had a formal contract, and only 3.4% of the companies were outsourcing providers; 32.8% of workers involved in accidents had complete high school; 40.8% were nursing technicians; 78% were women; and 42% were between 25 and 34 years old. Percutaneous accidents were the most common, responsible for 74.6% of the events; lumen needle was present in 58%; 52.4% of the reports indicated procedures with piercing-cutting equipment; blood was the organic material found in 79.1% of the records; workers were wearing gloves in 75.8% of the accidents and an apron in 42%. These research results contribute to the comprehension of such accidents, helping to define practices to solve this problem.