TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Accidents at work and its impact on a hospital in Northern Portugal
JO  - Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
A1  - Martins, Matilde Delmina da Silva
A1  - Silva, Norberto Anibal Pires da
A1  - Correia, Teresa Isaltina Gomes
SP  - 217
EP  - 225
VL  - 20
IS  - 2
N2  - In order to describe accidents at work at a hospital in Northern Portugal and analyze their main impact in the period from 2008 to 2010, we conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study. The information was obtained from the notification records of accidents at work for 387 workers. The highest prevalence levels of accidents referred to superior health technician (56.1%), female workers (81.9%), in the age group 30-39 years (37.2%), with a secondary education degree (55.8%), working in shifts (72.4%) and in-patient services (35.9%). Needle pricks were the main cause (45.7%) and hands were the main injury location (37.5%). Wounds (32.6%) were the most frequent type of injury, followed by sprains and strains (23%). In total, 27.4% resulted in absence from work, with sprains and strains as the main reason. Preventive strategies should be adopted, aiming to promote these workers' health.<p />  <p>Language: es</p>
LA  - es
SN  - 0104-1169
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -