Needle Stick Injuries and Compliance among Doctors and Nurses

Abstract

Background: Needle stick injuries (NSI) as an occupational hazard is a concern to employers and health professionals. The literature shows that NSI although a common incident, it is preventable through proper training and routine vaccinations of all hospital employees. Objectives: To determine the incidence of NSI among doctors and nurses in a teaching hospital and the contributing factors towards these injuries. Design: A Cross-Sectional Study. Setting: King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain. Method: Two data collection approaches were employed in the study: a retrospective review of records and a survey instrument. Result: One hundred fifty questionnaires were distributed, 91 responded; 30 had NSI. Fifteen (50%) were nurses, and 15 (50%) were doctors. Only 16 (53%) of the NSI respondents attended an annual training program on infection prevention and control; 14 (47%) nurses and 2 (7%) doctors attended an annual training program on infection prevention and control. Thirteen (43%) nurses and 8 (27%) doctors reported that 'I should not recap a needle', P-value 0.030. Conclusion: NSI continues to be a problem for health and safety. Sharps tools management training should be mandatory for all staff, particularly to staff in high risk area.

Epidemiology of Needlesticks and Sharps Injuries amongHealthcare Workers and Organizational Safety Climate

“…Most of the injuries occurred after use of the sharps (62.1%) or during use (31.3%) and only a few percent (6.6%) occurred before use (Table 1), which comes in agreement with the study of Hanafi et al, 2011, where most of the injuries (80%) occurred after use (after use and before disposal, recapping and inappropriate or appropriate disposal), and different than results obtained by (Talaat et al, 2003, Lee and Hassim, 2005, Hashmi et al, 2012and Matlab et al, 2017, where more than twothirds of the injury occurred during use of sharps.…”

Incidence, Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Toward Needle Stick Injury Among Health Care Workers in Abha City, Saudi Arabia

“…Studies have reported a high rate of Hepatitis B vaccination among HCWs, i.e. 100 % in Iran ( 28 ), 91.5% in India ( 33 ), 88.4% in Lebanon ( 29 ), 77% in Bahrain ( 52 ) and ranged between 62 and 80% in the United Arab Emirates ( 27 , 38 ). This high percentage in our study could be due to the fact that the vaccination is free of charge and the pre-employment checkup exists for all HCWs in KSA.…”