injuries among the health and therapeutic employees in a general hospital in tehran

the health and therapeutic employees are facing with some particular hazards. the existing insurance system has a lot of different shortcomings. determination of the frequency and type of accidents in a hospital was the main objective. all accidents were recorded and the study period was divided in to 3 periods. the victims who reported their accident were classified from personality point of view and the accidents of highly reliable employees were analyzed. although number of needle-stick was relatively high (4.5%), cuts (45.4%) were on top. youngsters had the highest injury rate. creation of a unique record keeping system for the country or even for the world was the final conclusion.