Department of Pharmacology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi - 110 001, India.
J Infect Public Health. 2012 Apr;5(2):177-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2012.01.001. Epub 2012 Mar 6.
Unsafe injection practices are prevalent worldwide and may result in spread of infection. Thus the present study was planned to observe the injection practices of healthcare professionals (HCP), including aseptic precautions and disposal of used syringes/needle.
Injection practices were observed in the outpatients and inpatients departments. Questionnaire was designed, tested and administered for this purpose.
130 patients receiving injections were observed. Overall injection practices of the HCP were satisfactory. However, unsafe practices with respect to not washing hands (95.4%), not wearing/changing gloves (61.6%), recapping of needles (12.2%), wiping of needle with swab (15.4%) and breaking of ampoule with solid object (44.4%) were observed.
The problem of unsafe injections can be successfully addressed by organizing continuing medical education/symposium/workshops for improving the knowledge, attitude and practices of the HCP. Periodic monitoring and such interventions may also further improve safe injection practices.
不安全的注射操作在全球范围内普遍存在，可能导致感染的传播。因此，本研究旨在观察医护人员（HCP）的注射操作，包括无菌预防措施和使用后的注射器/针的处理。
在门诊和住院部门观察注射操作。为此设计、测试并使用了问卷。
观察了 130 名接受注射的患者。HCP 的整体注射操作令人满意。然而，仍存在一些不安全的操作，包括不洗手（95.4%）、不戴/更换手套（61.6%）、回套针帽（12.2%）、用棉签擦拭针（15.4%）和用固体物体打破安瓿（44.4%）。
通过组织继续医学教育/研讨会/讲习班，提高 HCP 的知识、态度和实践，可以成功解决不安全注射的问题。定期监测和此类干预措施也可能进一步改善安全注射操作。
