Current status and strategies of occupational exposure among health care workers
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    ObjectiveTo understand the current situation and characteristics of occupational exposure(OE) among health care workers(HCWs), and provide basis for making preventive measures. MethodsSelfdesigned questionnaire about OE was adopted, OE among all HCWs in a hospital in JanuaryDecember 2015 were surveyed and statistically analyzed. ResultsA total of 1 888 HCWs were surveyed, there were 304 cases of OE, the mean OE rate in the whole hospital was 16.10%; OE occurred 370 times(19.60%). Doctors, trainees,and HCWs who worked for≤1 year had relatively higher OE rates, which were 23.18%(102/440), 17.88%(49/274), and 18.34%(95/518) respectively. Sharp injury is the main OE mode, accounting for 83.24%(n=308), sharp injuries mainly occurred before disposing the used devices and during the process of use, accounting for 37.99%(n=117) and 36.69%(n=113) respectively. Among 370 times of OE, 315 could be traced to the sources of exposure. Among the known exposure sources, OE of bloodborne pathogens accounted for 24.13% (n=76). 59 of 370 times of OE implemented complete local treatment and reporting procedures, reporting rate of OE was 15.95%. ConclusionHospital should take comprehensive measures to promote occupational safety precaution, and reduce the incidence of OE.

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张亚英,姜亦虹,钱静,等.医务人员职业暴露现状调查及对策[J].中国感染控制杂志英文版,2017,16(7):658-661. DOI:10.3969/j. issn.1671-9638.2017.07.016.
ZHANG Yaying, JIANG Yihong, QIAN Jing, et al. Current status and strategies of occupational exposure among health care workers[J]. Chin J Infect Control, 2017,16(7):658-661. DOI:10.3969/j. issn.1671-9638.2017.07.016.

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  • Received:August 25,2016
  • Revised:September 12,2016
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  • Online: July 20,2017
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