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Alternative Title:
Am J Ind Med
Personal Author:
Boden, Leslie I. ; Petrofsky, Yolanta V. ; Hopcia, Karen ; Wagner, Gregory R. ; Hashimoto, Dean ;
Boden, Leslie I. ; Petrofsky, Yolanta V. ; Hopcia, Karen ; Wagner, Gregory R. ; Hashimoto, Dean ; Less -
Description:
Introduction Patient-care workers are frequently exposed to sharps injuries, which can involve the risk of serious illness. Underreporting of these injuries can compromise prevention efforts. Materials and Methods We linked survey responses of 1572 non-physician patient-care workers with the Occupational Health Services (OHS) database at two academic hospitals. We determined whether survey respondents who said they had sharps injuries indicated that they had reported them and whether reported injuries were recorded in the OHS database. Results Respondents said that they reported 62 of 78 sharps injuries occurring over a 12-month period. Only 28 appeared in the OHS data. Safety practices were positively associated with respondents’ saying they reported sharps injuries but not with whether reported injuries appeared in the OHS data. Conclusions Administrators should consider creating reporting mechanisms that are simpler and more direct. Administrators and researchers should attempt to understand how incidents might be lost before they are recorded.
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Adult
Article
Databases, Factual
Equipment Safety
Female
Hospital Incident Reporting
Hospitals, University
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Needlestick Injuries
Occupational Health
Occupational Injuries
Personnel, Hospital
Risk Management
Sharps Injuries
Surveillance
Underreporting

Source:
Am J Ind Med. 58(3):282-289
Pubmed ID:
25308763
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5077298
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Funding:
T42 OH008416/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; U19 OH008861/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; 5U19 OH008861/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; T42 OH008416-03/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ;
T42 OH008416/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; U19 OH008861/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; 5U19 OH008861/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; T42 OH008416-03/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; Less -
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CDC Public Access
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