Safety of personnel. The situation of occupational safety paramedical staff to focus on puncture wounds

Abstract

The issue of occupational health and safety at work of health workers has recently been published in the professional literature through the work of national working groups of experts from medical practice and also in response to a Europe-wide recommendations. Puncture wounds are the most common workplace injury health workers of all kinds of professions.

Keywords

• sharps injury
• work injury
• occupational diseases
• safety of personnel
• personal protective equipment
• documentation