Manejo e adequações no gerenciamento de resíduos perfurocortantes em Hospital Universitário Alcides Carneiro.

Abstract

The work accidents occur at the worldwide level. They are considered as a major problem while related in the Public Health, mainly with the piercing-cutting materials. This research aims to analyze the management of Health Service Waste (HSW) in the University Hospital adequacing the handling them to mitigate the accidents with Sharp materials. This is considered as a quantitative, qualitative, descriptive and exploratory research with use of documentary analysis of primary source, with the data obtained through the documentary census of the Information System of Notifiable Diseases (ISND), and the Occupational Health and Safety (SOST), referring to occupational accidents involving health professionals, occurred in the University Hospital Alcides Carneiro, Campina Grande – PB, during 2018 to 2021. Thus, of the 112 reports obtained, a total of 77 cases of percutaneous injuries were analyzed in the presence or not of biological fluids. The nursing technician led with the highest number of accidents, with about 33.76%. Exposure to blood-type body fluids was 90%. The lumen needle was mostly present in 79.22% followed by the scalpel blade with 10.38% of cases. In relation to the procedure, the disposal with 12 occurrences stands out. Several sectors presented zero notification, thus suggesting a possible underreporting. From these results were elaborated and implemented measures to prevent accidents with sharps in the UHAC.