Analysis of occupational accident reports of hospital employees applying to the emergency department

Year 2023, Volume: 4 Issue: 5, 566 - 571, 27.10.2023

Serap Biberoğlu , Seda Özkan

https://doi.org/10.47582/jompac.1367086

Abstract

ABSTRACT
Aim: The purpose of this study is to analyze the occupational accidents experienced by all employees working in a university hospital in Turkey, according to their demographic data, as well as their title, ocuupations, accident type and location of accident in hospital, accident days and time periods, Types of occupational accidents. reasons that cause work accidents.
Materials and Methods: The data of this research, which is planned to be descriptive, is collected from all staff (both healthcare workers and non-healthcare workers) of the University Hospital, which provides tertiary healthcare services, who applied to the Emergency Department due to a occupatinal accident, were registered between 15 August 2022 and 15 August 2023.
Results: The number of work accidents is equal to the number of hospital employees exposed to a occupational accident. The frequency of singles according to marital status was 57%, the most common days spent on occupatianal accidents are friday with 22.8% (n=26), 64.9% (n=74) most frequently in the working hours between 08:00-16:00, according to the units where employees work; Internal medicines first with 32.5% (n=37), occupatianal accidents injury incident types are examined; needlestick and sharp injuries comes first with 59.6% (n=68). No fatal accident was detected in this retrospective study.
Conclusion: As a university hospital with a large campus, it is aimed to shed light on occupational health and safety studies within the framework of Health Quality Standards in the hospital by analyzing the work accidents of hospital employees who apply to our department of emergency medicine and also we aimed to contribute to the literature.

Keywords

Occupational accidents;, hospital employees;, emergency department;, needlestick and sharp injuries;

Ethical Statement

Dear Editor, Please find enclosed our manuscript, “Analysis of Occupational Accident Reports of Hospital Employees Applying to the Emergency Department” by Serap Biberoğlu et al., which we would like to submit for publication as a original article in Journal of Medicine and Palliative Care. As a university hospital with a large campus, it is aimed to shed light on occupational health and safety studies within the framework of Health Quality Standards in the hospital by analyzing the work accidents of hospital employees who apply to our department of emergency medicine and also we aimed to contribute to the literature. All of the authors declare that they have all participated in the design, execution, and analysis of the paper and that they have approved the final version. Additionally, there are no conflicts of interest in connection with this paper, and the material described is not under publication or consideration for publication elsewhere. Thank you for your time and assistance. Sincerely, Corresponding Author name: Serap BİBEROĞLU Contact phone number: [phone] Fax number: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

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Acil servise başvuran hastane çalışanlarının iş kazası bildirimlerinin analizi

Abstract

Özet
Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye'deki bir üniversite hastanesinde çalışan tüm çalışanların yaşadıkları iş kazalarını, demografik verilerine göre, unvanları, meslekleri, kaza türü ve hastanede kaza yeri, kaza günleri itibarıyla analiz etmektir. ve süreleri, İş kazası türleri. İş kazasına neden olan nedenler.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı olması planlanan bu araştırmanın verileri, üçüncü basamak sağlık hizmeti veren Üniversite Hastanesi'nin acil servise başvuran tüm personelinden (hem sağlık çalışanları hem de sağlık çalışanı olmayanlar) toplanmıştır. 15 Ağustos 2022 ile 15 Ağustos 2023 tarihleri arasında iş kazası kaydı vardı.
Bulgular: İş kazası sayısı iş kazasına uğrayan hastane çalışanı sayısına eşittir. Medeni durum %57 (n=65) bekardı, iş kazalarında en sık geçirilen günler %22,8 (n=26) ile Cuma günü, %64,9 (n=74) ile en sık 08:00-16:00 arası çalışma saatleriydi, çalıştıkları birimlere göre; %32,5 (n=37) ile ilk sırada dahiliye, iş kazası yaralanmalı olay türleri incelendiğinde; iğne ve kesici alet yaralanmaları %59,6 (n=68) ile ilk sırada yer almaktadır. Bu retrospektif çalışmada ölümcül bir kaza tespit edilmedi.
Sonuç: Geniş kampüslü bir üniversite hastanesi olarak Acil Tıp Anabilim Dalına başvuran hastane çalışanlarının iş kazalarının analiz edilerek hastanede Sağlık Kalite Standartları çerçevesinde iş sağlığı ve güvenliği çalışmalarına ışık tutulması ve litaratüre katkıda bulunulması amaçlanmaktadır.

Keywords

İş kazaları;, hastane çalışanları;, Acil Tıp;, delici-kesici;

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