V Wiwanitkit1. 1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To study episodes of needle stick injuries during medical training among pre-clinical year medical students of the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University. SETTING: Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University. DESIGN: Retrospective descriptive study. SUBJECTS: 375 pre-clinical year medical students of the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University during academic year 1998-1999. METHOD: Questionnaire survey and interviewing. RESULTS: In this study only 5 students revealed that they had ever had accidental exposure during venipuncture training. Each episode of exposure was different in the details. Most of the accidents occurred after venipuncture practice (80%). CONCLUSION: Although the universal precautions are taught in many subjects, we also found that accidental exposures still occur. Not only prevention of accidents but also post-exposure management should be frequently reiterated to the medical students at every level. Any medical practice of students should be under supervisor control.
OBJECTIVE: To study episodes of needle stick injuries during medical training among pre-clinical year medical students of the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University. SETTING: Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University. DESIGN: Retrospective descriptive study. SUBJECTS: 375 pre-clinical year medical students of the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University during academic year 1998-1999. METHOD: Questionnaire survey and interviewing. RESULTS: In this study only 5 students revealed that they had ever had accidental exposure during venipuncture training. Each episode of exposure was different in the details. Most of the accidents occurred after venipuncture practice (80%). CONCLUSION: Although the universal precautions are taught in many subjects, we also found that accidental exposures still occur. Not only prevention of accidents but also post-exposure management should be frequently reiterated to the medical students at every level. Any medical practice of students should be under supervisor control.