Open AccessThe prevalence of injuries by sharp waste in nurses of Emergency and Critical care wards in one of the military hospitals in Tehran
Author(s) -
Norouz Mahmoudi,
Mojtaba Sepandi,
Hossein Masoumbeigi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
health research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2476-4949
pISSN - 2476-4930
DOI - 10.20286/hrj-010122
Subject(s) - medical emergency , medicine , emergency medicine
Exposure to sharp wastes is a potential risk for nurses in hospitals. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and causes of injuries from sharp waste in Emergency and critical care nurses of a military hospital in Tehran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the first six months of 1393. 68 nurses were selected randomly. Chi-square tests and logistic regression were used by SPSS version
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