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Needlestick Injuries in Austrian Hospitals

12th International Conference on Health Promoting Hospitals, Moscow 26th – 28 th May 2004. Needlestick Injuries in Austrian Hospitals. Multi-Center Survey at Hospitals and Palliative Care Units in Austria. S.Stoyantschova, H.K.Hartl.

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Needlestick Injuries in Austrian Hospitals

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  1. 12th International Conference on Health Promoting Hospitals, Moscow 26th – 28th May 2004 Needlestick Injuries in Austrian Hospitals Multi-Center Survey at Hospitals and Palliative Care Units in Austria S.Stoyantschova, H.K.Hartl

  2. Multi-Center Survey at Hospitals and Palliative Care Units in Austria Objectives of Survey Needlestick Injuries in Austrian Hospitals High risk to healthcare staff, according to epidemiological setting Under-reporting of injuries Consequences for injured person Administrative obligations Under-estimation of risk of infection S.Stoyantschova, H.K.Hartl

  3. Multi-Center Survey at Hospitals and Palliative Care Units in Austria Objectives of Survey Needlestick Injuries in Austrian Hospitals Growing rates of NSI among healthcare professionals Lack of comparable rates, incomplete or non-existant statistics of NSI Speculations/ Estimations of unreported events

  4. Multi-Center Survey at Hospitals and Palliative Care Units in Austria Objectives of Survey Needlestick Injuries in Austrian Hospitals Evaluation of ... Occurance rates Risk of exposure Reasons of injuries Reported rates

  5. Multi-Center Survey at Hospitals and Palliative Care Units in Austria Objective of Survey Needlestick Injuries in Austrian Hospitals Risk assessment Comparison with existing data Possibilities of prevention

  6. Multi-Center Survey at Hospitals and Palliative Care Units in Austria Methods of Survey Needlestick Injuries in Austrian Hospitals Anonymous, standardized questionaire for Health Care Workers (HCW) Questions in mutual cooperation with doctors, nurses, hygiene department, occupational health department, safety department, unions Evaluation at one statistical department

  7. Multi-Center Survey at Hospitals and Palliative Care Units in Austria Procedure of Survey Needlestick Injuries in Austrian Hospitals Personal letter with enclosed anonymous questionaire Simple questions in multiple choice form Double-sided A4 format with 19 questions Automated scanning process and evaluation of results

  8. Multi-Center Survey at Hospitals and Palliative Care Units in Austria Methods of Survey Needlestick Injuries in Austrian Hospitals Boxes for questionaires in form of sharps collectors

  9. Multi-Center Survey at Hospitals and Palliative Care Units in Austria Needlestick Injuries in Austrian Hospitals Outcome of Survey

  10. Multi-Center Survey at Hospitals and Palliative Care Units in Austria NSI in one hospital 1993 to 2002

  11. Multi-Center Survey at Hospitals and Palliative Care Units in Austria Participation in survey Surgical 25,5% Medical 42,7% Total 30,2%

  12. Multi-Center Survey at Hospitals and Palliative Care Units in Austria Occurance

  13. Multi-Center Survey at Hospitals and Palliative Care Units in Austria Occurance

  14. Multi-Center Survey at Hospitals and Palliative Care Units in Austria Injury

  15. Multi-Center Survey at Hospitals and Palliative Care Units in Austria Reported Medical Surgical

  16. Multi-Center Survey at Hospitals and Palliative Care Units in Austria Summary Needlestick Injuries in Austrian Hospitals Reporting ~25-30% Recapping ~10% HepB vacc. >90% Fear of infection >50% High occurance at disposal ~30%

  17. Multi-Center Survey at Hospitals and Palliative Care Units in Austria Conclusions of Survey Needlestick Injuries in Austrian Hospitals Rise awareness Risk reduction Prevention strategies Safety products Working Place Safety Act?!

  18. Thank you for your attention!

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