Accidentalidad laboral con productos biológicos en profesionales sanitarios de Atención Primaria de Guadalajara (1994-2000)
- J. Cobos López
- G. de la Rosa Rodríguez
- A.D. Prieto Merino
- A. Silva Mato
- M.I. Fernández San Martín
ISSN: 1697-2791
Año de publicación: 2001
Volumen: 1
Número: 2
Páginas: 87-91
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: Revista de Salud Ambiental
Resumen
Infections by Human Inmunodeficiency Virus( HIV),Hepatitis B Virus( HBV) and Hepatitis C virus(HCV),with important medical and social consequences, can be transmitted by contact with human fluids. Health care workers can be infected from these fluids and they can also infect their patients. The objetive of this study is to know the magnitude and distribution of occupational accidents with biological products in Primary Health Care workers and Community, in Guadalajara (Spain) and to know the transmission of these viruses between 1994 and 2000. This is neccesary to reduce infections in heath workers with Health Educacional programmes designed to reduce the number of occupational accidents. Descriptive analysis of the occupational accidents notified by Primary Care workers of Guadalajara throughout 1994-2000 period. We registered an increasing number of occupational accidents registered in the period. 71.25% of Primary Care workers have received VHB vaccination, but this percentage in doctors was only 52.9%. 45% of the workers were using protection equipment when the accidetn took place. We have not registered any infection in a worker during the period of study