Análisis de accidentes con objetos cortopunzantes en el personal de enfermería del área de emergencias en un hospital del norte de Guayaquil, noviembre de 2023 a febrero de 2024.

Abstract

Sharps accidents are events that occur regularly in hospital institutions, they represent a risk of contagion of communicable diseases of moderate to severe threat to health personnel, compromising their well-being, even leading to shocking results such as death. Objective: To analyze accidents with sharp objects in nursing staff in the emergency area in a hospital in the north of Guayaquil, November 2023 to February 2024. Methodology: The study was descriptive, quantitative, cross-sectional, prospective, observational, with a sample of 137 observations. Results: The age range of greatest participation in the study was 18 to 29 years old with 56.1%, 82.2% were women, 77.1% were single, 72.6% were day shift, 83 .4% carried out operational activities, 32.5% had between 1 and 5 years of work experience and 59.9% worked 12-hour shifts; while the main nursing procedure in which accidents with sharps occur were the application of injections in 84.7% and disposal of the material with 17.8%; Finally, the needle with 94.9% and the blisters with 92.4% are the objects that represent the highest risk of occupational accidents. Conclusion: The needle of syringes and ampoules are the objects that most frequently cause accidents, in addition, the administration of injections and the disposal of sharp material are the highest risk procedures.