%0 Journal Article
%T RETROSPECTIVE VIEW TO OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS AND NEAR MISS EVENTS IN HEALTHCARE STAFF
%A Yasemin DURDURAN
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%D 2019
%X OBJECTIVE: In this study, it was aimed to determine previous ¡®occupational accidents¡¯ and ¡®near miss events¡¯ experienced by health care personel working in a Medical School Hospital, and to provide support for occupational health and safety studies in terms of preventability. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This descriptive study was conducted with the Quality Management Department of a Medical School Hospital in 2014. A 22-item questionnaire was used as the data collection tool. Before applying the questionnaire definitions of ¡®occupational accident¡¯ and ¡®near miss event¡¯ were explained to the personel who accepted to participate, and then they were asked to fill the questionnaire form. The data were analyzed using appropriate statistical tests. P values less then 0.05 were considered to be statistically significant. RESULTS: Of total 1149 hospital workers who were participated to the study, 29.1% had suffered at least one time sharp object injury, and 46.6% had experienced ¡®near miss event¡¯ of sharp object injury. In participants who were experienced ¡®near miss events¡¯ to sharp object injury during treatment and/or during closing the needle tip, percentage of exposure to ¡®near miss events¡¯ was the first rank with 31.0%. The workers, who stated that they experienced occupational accidents, reported that accidents have been occurred at most between 12.00 ¨C17.00 o¡¯clock. 45.4% of the participants stated that they have received training on occupational health and employee health. CONCLUSIONS: Nearly half of the workers had received a training related to the occupational safety. It is not less for workers to experience an sharp object injury or ¡®near miss event¡¯ of sharp object injury. We believe that, regular notification of occupational accidents and near miss events can be a basis for the measures that should be taken, and also can be effective in reduction of occupational accidents
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%U http://dergipark.org.tr/kocatepetip/issue/47249/595071