Aims: Sharp injuries (SIs) jeopardize the safety of healthcare workers and are avoidable. This prospective multi-centric study aimed at understanding the epidemiology of sharp injuries in India. This study comes as a sequel to our earlier study, conducted at the same hospitals. Methods: The cumulated prospective data of 144 months collected from five participating hospitals during the years 2008e2013 and analysed using the EPINet format. Results: During the study period of 2008e2013, there were more than 1.5 million inpatient (IP) days, and 666 SIs (0.43 SIs/1000 IP days) were observed. The data from June 2008 through May 2009 was named data A and from June 2009 through June 2011 as data B. The data in its entirety and the comparison of data A and B was made. The cumulated data showed that the SIs in the patient's room decreased from 0.9 to 0.2 SIs/1000 IP days (27.8% e14.3%). This observation was made in the data from all the participating hospitals; possibly due to providing sharps disposal cans by patient bedside, in addition to aforementioned awareness and educational activities. The SIs among nurses doubled (from 0.01 to 0.02/1000 IP days) and increased among housekeeping personnel.
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