Author(s): YUAN Yi-wen, YANG Xue-song, YUAN Xiao-ning, ZHANG Wen-li
Pages: 14-16
Year: 2014 Issue:  6
Journal: Hospital Management Forum
Keyword:  Grade A tertiary hospital; Medical staff; Sharp instrument injuries;
Abstract: Objective To analyze sharp instrument injuries in our hospital from 2006 to 2013 and to provide suggestions for its further improvement of safety management. Methods Review and analyze the reported cases of 'Registration Form of Medical Sharp Apparatus Wound'. Results There were 429 cases of sharp instrument injuries from 2006 to 2013. Nurses (59.7%) and doctors (33.3%) were the major sufferers. The highest incidence of sharp instrument injuries occurred in those staffs with working age of 5 years or less (72.5%). The sharp instrument injuries mainly happened in wards (43.1%) and operating room (18.2%). Disposable syringes needle (30.5%), intravenous infusion needle (21.2%) and surgical needle (18.2%) were the main instruments caused injuries. Sharp instrument injuries usually occurred in handling sharp instruments and surgical suture procedure. 40.1%of sharp instrument was polluted by blood-borne diseases. Follow-up visit rate of the healthcare workers suffering from sharp instrument injuries was 93.8%and there was no blood-borne infectious case. Conclusion Safety education should be strengthened among the hospital staffs. The management of sharp instrument injury on high risk populations should be further improved and training with regard to high risk procedures should be conducted.