Monitoring of occupational exposure to 118 case-times of medical staff

OBJECTIVE To discuss the occupational exposure in the distribution of in medical staff various groups,the forms of exposure,and infection status of exposure sources so as to reduce the risk of occu pationcl exposure.METHODS When occupational exposure incident occurred,the reporting and registration were performed in a timely manner according to the related procedures;the management departments provided assistance and tracking observation for the injured.RESULTS A total of 118 case-times of occupational exposure incidents occurred from 2008 to 2010 with the incidence of 2.22%;there were 107 female medical staff,accounting for 90.68%;88 nurses accounted for 74.58%,significantly higher than 22.03% of the physicians;there were 57 medical staff with the working life less than 5 years,accounting for 48.31%;the sharp instrument injuries were the major occupational exposure,among which the needle head injuries accounted for 67.39%;there were totally 71(60.17%) cases infected with the pathogens transmitting through the blood or body fluid and 34(28.81%) case-times with unknown conditions.CONCLUSION The nurses and the medical staff whose working life is less than 5 years are the major populations with the occupational exposure,and the main exposure sources are the blood-through transmitted diseases or the pathogen-carriers;it is crucial to intensify the education and the standardized operation to reduce the risk of occupational exposure.