Biological accidents in a Peruvian university medical students: prevalence, mechanisms and risk factors

Authors

  • Elizabeth Inga Médico-Cirujano. Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú.
  • Gregory López Médico-Cirujano. Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú.
  • Carlos Kamiya Médico-Cirujano. Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v71i1.70

Keywords:

Biohazard release, exposure to biological agents, students, medical.

Abstract

Introduction: One of the most serious problems of medical students is occupational exposure during their clinical training as they lack experience and limited development of hand skills. Objectives: To establish the frequency, mechanisms, circumstances and risk factors of biological accidents reported in medical students. Design: Descriptive observational transversal type study. Setting: Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru. Participants: Medical students. Methodology: A retrospective anonymous and voluntary survey was conducted. Study participants were randomly chosen. Main outcome measures: Biological accidents. Results: In a sample of 307 students 51,5% had at least one accident (158/307); median of biological accidents in the last year was 1,06; 91,1% of senior students had at least one biological accident last year versus 11,9% of first-year students. Senior students inform more often about high-risk infection-transmission accidents, 47,6% caused by pinching with a sharp object while 80,6% were exposed to blood; high-risk accidents are far more often in surgical and delivery rooms (51,9%). Conclusions: It is necessary to develop strategies that allow medical students to enforce biosecurity concepts.

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Published

2010-03-15

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Vol. 71 No. 1 (2010)

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Copyright (c) 2010 Elizabeth Inga, Gregory López, Carlos Kamiya

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Inga E, López G, Kamiya C. Biological accidents in a Peruvian university medical students: prevalence, mechanisms and risk factors. An Fac med [Internet]. 2010 Mar. 15 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];71(1):37-42. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/70