Eye Accidents In The Work Environment Of Health: An Integrative Review

Danielle Rezende Ferreira ,Alexsandra Vieira Mariano,Yanna Gomes De Sousa,Allyne Fortes Vítor ,Soraya Maria De Medeiros ,Marcos Antônio Ferreira ,Marília Souto De Araújo

doi:10.3823/1994

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Abstract

It is an integrative literature review with the objective of integrating the knowledge produced about eye accidents in the work environment of health, pointing out the main causes of impairment of visual acuity and protective factors. Five databases were consulted to select the articles - SCOPUS, CINAHL, PubMed, LILACS and Web of Science - which included six articles. The results show that the studies were conducted between 2005 and 2013. The eye accidents were grouped into three categories: the cause of the eye accident, post-accident management, and protection factor. It is concluded that non-adherence to eye protection measures is an important factor in accidents involving the eye, which makes rethink the security policies implemented by health institutions with an emphasis on visual apparatus.

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The health care workers are often exposed in their professional practice to the risks inherent in the high number of handling patients, machinery, and equipment, which can lead to damages to health workers and the institutions [1]
The adoption of protective measures and the provision of protective equipment for health professionals is mandatory for health facilities to promote and protect the physical and psychological integrity of these professionals
With the results of this study, it is clear that it is interesting to emphasize that health workers are subject to accidents, because of occupational activity provide biological, chemical and physical risks, accidents, among others

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The health care workers are often exposed in their professional practice to the risks inherent in the high number of handling patients, machinery, and equipment, which can lead to damages to health workers and the institutions [1]. The adoption of protective measures and the provision of protective equipment for health professionals is mandatory for health facilities to promote and protect the physical and psychological integrity of these professionals. The activities arising from the work process can cause physical and mental damage to workers, because of the often non-use of personal protective equipment and the lack of knowledge about the risks and their control measures [3]. Data on causes of blindness and visual acuity are usually performed in hospitals, schools, care services and medical offices [4]. The impairment of visual acuity increases with advancing age, and there are increasing numbers of blindness cases and low vision perceived with increasing average life of the population [5]

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