13rd year Post Graduate Student, Department of Emergency Medicine, Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College, Sheth VS General Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
2Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College, Sheth VS General Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
3Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College, Sheth VS General Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
42nd Year Post Graduate Student, Department of Emergency Medicine, Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College, Sheth VS General Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
5Professor and Head of Department, Department of Emergency Medicine, Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College, Sheth VS General Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
*Address for Correspondence: Dr Harsha D Makwana 2, Radhakrishna Society, Opp. Gita Maternity Home, Isanpur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 382443 Mobile No. 09824370482, Mail ID-drharsham@gmail.com
Online published on 17 August, 2016.
Needle stick injury (NSI) is one of the commonest and dangerous professional health care hazards for transmitting blood-borne diseases in persons working in a hospital.
To determine the awareness and prevalence of needle stick injuries amongst postgraduate residents.
In cross sectional study self-administered questionnaire was introduced to 100 post graduate residents at our hospital from October to November 2015. Data was collected in form of demography and questions related to needle stick injury. Data was entered in MS Excel 2007 and analyzed.
The outcome of NSI among post graduate residents within last one year was 56% (N=100). Out of all, NSI was highest among 1year residents (78.95%). Most common cause for NSI was recapping (48.21%) and collecting blood sample or IV cannulation (30.37%). Among the injured residents 46% suffered NSI during night duty and emergency work. Among NSI 75% of injuries were superficial. Nearly 44.64% of injuries were not reported because the residents didn't know where or to whom the injury should be reported. Only 21.4% (N=12) took Post Exposure Prophylaxis.
Incidence of needle stick injuries among residents was high and often not reported and most of them did not take any post exposure prophylaxis after injury. These finding raise the need for implementation of strategies to prevent or reduce such injuries. Also institutional reporting system and post-exposure prophylaxis should be improved. Training and institutional programme or workshop should be organized at start of clinical terms for undergraduate and repeated at start of internship and residency to minimize needle stick injury and its hazards.
Needle stick injuries, post graduate resident doctors, post exposure prophylaxis
