Citation

Salgado TA, Ream PS, Teles SA, Lima LK, Rezende FR, Cardoso NQ, Tipple AF. Am. J. Infect. Control 2016; 44(12): 1726-1728.

Affiliation

Postgraduate Program in Nursing, Federal University of Goias, Brazil. Electronic address: anaclara.fen@gmail.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ajic.2016.06.011

PMID

27497821

Abstract

This study identified persons without presumed risk (PWPR) involved in accidents with blood and body fluids in 2 health care facilities between 1989 and 2012 in a state in Central Brazil. There were 181 accidents that occurred with PWPR, predominantly among women. Accidents with blood and body fluids involved needle and blood, some performed by untrained personnel. Most prematurely terminated clinical and laboratory monitoring. Accidents with blood and body fluids occur under similar circumstances to health care workers.

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Language: en