الملخص
Objectives: This study aimed to examine the proportion of needle stick and sharp injuries (NSSIs) among healthcare workers at King Hussein Medical Center (KHMC), Amman, Jordan. Methods: All NSSI reports referred from departments at KHMC to the Preventive Medicine Department between 2013–2018 were retrospectively reviewed. Proportion of NSSIs were calculated and stratified according to age, gender, job title, place and site of injury and the procedure/task during which the injury occurred. Results: There were a total of 393 NSSIs. A significant association was found between the proportion of NSSIs and all tested variables (P <0.001). The reported proportion of NSSIs was highest among nurses (39.7%) followed by cleaners (36.3%), physicians (10.4%), other workers (7.4%) and lab technicians (5.9%) during the study’s six-year period. Hospital wards were the most common locations (46.1%) where injuries took place. Injuries also occurred most frequently during medical waste collection (38.2%). Conclusion: The proportion of NSSIs was highest among nurses and cleaners. Safety policies and training among high-risk groups should be reviewed to reduce the risk of NSSIs. Multicentre studies at a national level should be conducted to examine whether this study’s findings reflect national trends.
الموضوع
بيانات النشر
- المعرّف الرقمي
- 10.18295/squmj.2020.20.01.008
- المجلة
- مجلة جامعة السلطان قابوس الطبية, 20(1), e54-62
- الناشر
- جامعة السلطان قابوس
- وصول مفتوح
- وصول مفتوح ذهبي
- الترخيص
- CC BY-ND 4.0
اقتبس هذه المقالة
APA 7
Saadeh, R., Khairallah, K., Abozeid, H., Al Rashdan, L., Alfaqih, M., & Alkhatatbeh, O. (2025). Needle Stick and Sharp Injuries Among Healthcare Workers: A retrospective six-year study. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 20(1), e54-62. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2020.20.01.008
MLA 9
Saadeh, Rami, et al. "Needle Stick and Sharp Injuries Among Healthcare Workers: A retrospective six-year study." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, 2025, pp. e54-62. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2020.20.01.008.
شيكاغو (المؤلف–التاريخ)
Saadeh, Rami, Khaled Khairallah, Hussein Abozeid, Lama Al Rashdan, Mahmoud Alfaqih, and Obaidallah Alkhatatbeh. 2025. "Needle Stick and Sharp Injuries Among Healthcare Workers: A retrospective six-year study." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 20 (1): e54-62. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2020.20.01.008.
هارفارد
Saadeh, R., Khairallah, K., Abozeid, H., Al Rashdan, L., Alfaqih, M. and Alkhatatbeh, O. (2025) 'Needle Stick and Sharp Injuries Among Healthcare Workers: A retrospective six-year study', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 20(1), pp. e54-62. doi:10.18295/squmj.2020.20.01.008.
فانكوفر
Saadeh R, Khairallah K, Abozeid H, Al Rashdan L, Alfaqih M, Alkhatatbeh O. Needle Stick and Sharp Injuries Among Healthcare Workers: A retrospective six-year study. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;20(1):e54-62. doi:10.18295/squmj.2020.20.01.008
IEEE
R. Saadeh, K. Khairallah, H. Abozeid, L. Al Rashdan, M. Alfaqih, and O. Alkhatatbeh, "Needle Stick and Sharp Injuries Among Healthcare Workers: A retrospective six-year study," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. e54-62, 2025, doi: 10.18295/squmj.2020.20.01.008.