Analysis of occupational exposure among medical staff in specialized hospital and countermeasures

OBJECTIVE To understand the occupational injuries among medical staff in the specialist hospital,and to explore the risk factors for occupational exposure,so as to formulate effective preventions.METHODS Whenever any case of occupational exposure occurred from 2008 tuo 2010,the form of needle stick and sharp instrument injury report or the form of blood and body fluid exposure report was filled out,with tracking records for exposure being established.RESULTS A total of 71 occupational exposures occurred from 2008 to 2010 and 73 cases were reported;among the cases of occupational exposure,most distributed in the department of gynecology and obstetrics,accounting for 39.73%;the main sources of exposure were hepatitis B,syphilis and HIV;there were 58 cases with sharp instrument injuries,accounting for 79.45%,there were 15 cases of blood and body fluid exposure,accounting for 20.55%.CONCLUSION The key to reduce the risk of occupational exposure is to enhance health education and improve self-protection awareness and emergency treatment ability of medical staff.