Prevalencia de accidentes relacionados al riesgo biológico en estudiantes de la carrera de Laboratorio Clínico de la Universidad de Cuenca septiembre 2015 - septiembre 2019

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The graduate in Clinical Laboratory of The University of Cuenca is a professional with nine semesters of theoretical and practical academic training, trained to contribute as an element in the health team through the execution of analysis techniques of the different biological fluids in his scope of competence and training, therefore they are constantly at risk of many biological accidents. According to a study carried out by Tapia called “Prevalence and Factors associated with biological accidents in medical interns in health facilities, Zone 6”, it was determined that the prevalence of biological accidents in medical interns is 62, 4% in 2017. However, there is no data on the percentage of accidents related to the biological risk in undergraduate clinical laboratory students. A study done on 155 clinical laboratory professionals from Maracaibo, Venezuela determined that 69.9% suffered punctures, 47.4% cuts, 34.7% lacerations and 31.4% scratches. GENERAL OBJECTIVE: Determine the prevalence of accidents related to biological risks in undergraduate clinical laboratory students of the University of Cuenca September 2015-September 2019. METHODOLOGY: This research was conducted as a descriptive and prospective study of undergraduate clinical laboratory students of the University of Cuenca. RESULTS: The prevalence of accidents related to biological risks in undergraduate clinical laboratory students of the University of Cuenca during the period September 2015- September 2019 was 26.1% suffered punctures (43.9%) which had the highest prevalence.