Acidentes de trabalho e o uso de equipamentos de proteção individuais pelos profissionais de saúde em um Hospital Terciário

Abstract

Occupational accidents are a reality in the lives of occupational health professionals. In them, the accidents with sharp‑cutting objects overlap with the others. Objectives: In order to prevent and minimize such risks, it is essential to understand the accidents, their genesis and statistics, as well as the adoption of safety measures. In this sense, there was a concern about the maintenance and prevention of health of occupational health professionals regarding the proper use of Personal Protective Devices (PPD). Methodology: it was a descriptive, observational, quantitative study, where some variables related to daily practices regarding the use of PPD in a tertiary hospital were determined. Results: minimum hospital service time was 0.75 years; being the median age 39 years; 47.05% of the respondents said they had already had an occupational accident; of these, 85.41% were using the PPD indicated at the time of the accident. Conclusion: This study demonstrated some shortcomings in the safety of the workers of the tertiary hospital surveyed, revealing values of accidents with sharp materials similar to the literature. In addition, we observed that many of the accident victims minimize accidents and do not notify them.