[Occupational exposure to biological material: post-accident monitoring].

نویسندگان

  • Marcelo Carneiro
  • Eliane Carlosso Krummenauer
  • Janete Aparecida Machado
چکیده

Marcelo Carneiro. E-mail: [email protected] AUTOR CORRESPONDENTE Após a interessante leitura da pesquisa “Fatores determinantes e condutas pós-acidente com material biológico entre profissionais do atendimento pré-hospitalar”(1), percebe-se a fragilidade da gestão de saúde para os profissionais da área, isto é, o descaso com o adequado cuidado para o cuidador. A metodologia empregada para o conhecimento e análise dos resultados demonstra que os profissionais acidentados percebem o risco e as possíveis consequências do ocorrido; no entanto, não modificam suas atitudes e tampouco utilizam seus direitos trabalhistas. O fato encontrado da maioria dos casos haver sido com fluidos biológicos corporais, possivelmente justifique a falta de interesse do profissional de atendimento pré-hospitalar (e até dos hospitalares), culminando em subnotificação. Em relação à falta de acompanhamento médico, é importante focar a necessidade de acompanhamento sorológico, apesar das selecionadas situações que necessitam de quimioprofilaxia. O uso criterioso de medicamentos e imunoglobulinas poderia ser racionalizado com a cobrança do empregador /

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Revista brasileira de enfermagem

دوره 64 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011