Evaluation of Knowledge After Injury with Needles and Sharp Objects in the Surgical Technology Students of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in 2018.

Abstract

Background: Needle stick means penetrating skin damage by sharp objects contaminated with blood or body secretions of patients and the greatest danger threatens medical personnel. All healthcare professionals are at risk, including doctors, nurses, operating room staff, etc. Objectives: This study aims to investigate the level of awareness of operating room students in the year 2018 about the measures after needle injury. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, operating room undergraduate students Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences studied in terms of knowledge of measures after needle sticking, the checklist included age, sex, history of needle sticking, and specific parameters for post-needle stick measures that collected by census data. This information was then analysed using SPSS software. Results: According to the results of this study, needle sticking also occurs among students (28.2%). The highest and lowest ages among the subjects are 34 and 19 years, respectively. Of these, 31 (25.4%) had a history of needle sticking and 79 (64.75%) had a history of exposure. Have not. According to the results of this study, there is a relatively significant relationship between age and the incidence of needle stick. In addition, in most cases, students' information about the necessary measures after exposure to needle stick was low and sometimes negative. Conclusions: According to the results, we found that students' knowledge of post-niddle stick performed is in a low range, so that the need for corrective and educational measures is strongly needed to increase knowledge and awareness as theoretical and practical units in universities and Retraining courses according to the latest protocol reduce the risks of exposure or, if they occur, the risk of communicable diseases is minimized.