CARACTERIZAÇÃO DOS ACIDENTES DE TRABALHO COM MATERIAL BIOLÓGICO EM IMPERATRIZ, ENTRE 2014 E 2018.

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.224122515048

• Palavras-chave: Acidentes de Trabalho. Agentes Biológicos. Notificação de Acidentes de Trabalho.

• Keywords: Accidents at Work. Biological agents. Compulsory Notification.

• Abstract: The aim of this study was to describe the occurrence of work accidents with potential exposure to biological material among workers in the municipality of Imperatriz. Descriptive study, of documentary exploratory character, carried out from the analysis of the databases of the Information System of Notifiable Diseases (SINAN), Department of Informatics of SUS (DATASUS) and documental analysis of the archive of the Reference Center for Workers' Health (CEREST) of Imperatriz. The data were processed and tabulated electronically using the Epi Info version 3.5.1 program, and then analyzed descriptively. A.s. of 276 notifications were observed between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2018. It was possible to identify an increase in the rate of accidents reported in 2018, with 2016 being the year with the lowest number of notifications. The results showed that accidents were more common in professionals aged less than or equal to 34 years, belonging to females, with schooling greater than ten years, with nursing technicians being the category with the highest number of notifications. Percutaneous exposure was the most frequent type of exposure, even with the use of PPE (mean of 43.6%); affecting only one part of the body; and emitted to CAT (mean of 35%). Despite the analysis from the average, it is noteworthy that in 2018, 77.53% of the accidents were not issued to CAT. in addition to highlighting the role of managers within work institutions.