Occupational accidents among nursing professionals working in critical units of an emergency service
Accidentes del trabajo de los profesionales de enfermería activos en sectores críticos de una emergência
Acidente ocupacional entre profissionais de enfermagem atuantes em setores críticos de um pronto-socorro
Pollyanna Salles Rodrigues; Alvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa; Marcia Cristina da Silva Magro; Denise de Andrade; Paula Regina de Souza Hermann
Abstract
Objective: Identify the prevalence of occupational accidents among nursing professionals working in critical units of an emergency service and understand the professional experience among the injured professionals.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 75 professionals, in two consecutive stages. A quantitative analysis was performed by descriptive statistics, and the participants' statements were processed in the IRaMuTeQ software, and analyzed according to the hierarchical descending classification. The findings were based on the collective subject discourse method.
Results: The overall prevalence of accidents was 26.7%. Of these, 72.2% involved sharp materials and blood was the main biological agent involved in 84.2% of the accidents. Three classes were defined: "Experiencing an occupational accident"; "Post-exposure conduct" and "Occupational accident prevention".
Conclusion: A high rate of injured professionals was observed, with a higher prevalence among those at a technical level. The experience of suffering an accident seems to be closely related to moments (before, after and during), causes, consequences and feelings.
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Objetivo: Identificar a prevalência de acidentes ocupacionais entre profissionais de enfermagem atuantes em setores críticos de um pronto-socorro e apreender a vivência profissional dentre os acidentados.
Métodos: Pesquisa descritiva, transversal, realizada em duas etapas consecutivas, com 75 profissionais. A análise quantitativa foi realizada por estatística descritiva, enquanto os depoimentos foram processados no software IRaMuTeQ, analisados de acordo com a Classificação Hierárquica Descendente. Os achados foram fundamentados no método do Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo.
Resultados: A prevalência geral de acidentes foi de 26,7%. Destes, 72,2% envolviam material perfurocortante e, em 84,2% deles, o sangue foi o principal agente biológico envolvido. Registraram-se três classes: "Vivenciando o Acidente Ocupacional"; "Condutas Pós-Exposição" e "Prevenção do Acidente Ocupacional".
Conclusão: Registrou-se alta taxa de profissionais acidentados, com maior prevalência entre aqueles de nível técnico. A vivência do acidente parece encontrar-se imageticamente ligada a momentos (antes, após e durante), causas, consequências e sentimentos.
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Submitted date:
13/01/2017
Accepted date:
23/02/2017
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