Investigation of occupation protection awareness level among staff in washing centers

Abstract

Objective To investigate the occupation protection awareness level among staff in washing centers.Methods Totals of 138 staff in the washing centers were investigated with a retrospective questionnaire , including the general information , the occupation protection awareness , protective supplies , occupation harm and the treatment of sharp instrument injury .Results The number of staff who mastered the methods of hand washing , wearing gloves, wearing masks, changing area clothing was 130 （ 94.20%）, 120（86.96%）, 108 （78.26%） and 80 （59.97%）.The number of staff fully performed wearing masks , using water-proof isolation gown, using rubber shoes and protective glasses was 127 （92.03%）, 119 （86.23%）, 92（66.67%）, 70（50.72%） and 39（28.26%）.During work, thirty-eight staff had injection injury;six staff had skin allergy;ten staff had burning injury and two staff had hearing loss .After the injection injury , thirty-five staff （92.11%） washed and sterilized the wound;twenty-six staff （68.42%） squeezed the blood out of the wound; two staff （5.26%） had blood test after the injection injury; only one staff （2.63%） had efficient globulin injection; one staff （2.63%） reported to the superior and three staff （7.89%） had no treatment. Conclusions The occupation protection awareness of staff in the washing centers is low .Not only should we improve the awareness of occupation protection by the occupation training , but we should also take effective protective measures to prevent the occupation exposure . Key words: Occupation exposure; Occupation protection; Washing center; Level of awareness