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| Costa,Marcellus Dias; Rapparini,Cristiane; Schmaltz,Carolina Arana Stanis; Tuyama,Mari; Lauria,Lilian de Mello; Saraceni,Valeria; Barroso,Paulo Feijó. |
| ABSTRACT Objective: Exposures to sharps injuries occurring in the community are relatively frequent. We describe characteristics of community sharp exposures reported in the city of Rio de Janeiro from 1997 to 2010. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis of exposure reports to sharps in the community reported to a surveillance system, designed for health care workers, of the Municipal Health Department of Rio de Janeiro. The characteristics of exposed individuals analyzed included types of exposure, the circumstances of the accident, and the prophylaxis offered. Results: 582 exposures were studied. Median age was 30 years and 83 (14%) involved children with less than 10 years of age. Two hundred and seventeen (37%) occurred with sharps found in the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Needlestick; Bloodborne; HIV; Hepatitis; Medical waste; Sharp injuries; Postexposure prophylaxis. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702017000300306 |
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