Retrospective Analysis of Occupational Accidents in Healthcare Professionals: Finne-Kinney Risk Assessment

Abstract

Aim: This research is a risk analysis study aimed at retrospectively evaluating occupational accidents that occurred and were recorded by healthcare professionals, and determining possible risks and hazards. Method: The sample of the study consists of 300 occupational accidents that occurred in and were recorded by healthcare professionals between 2015 and 2020 in a tertiary health institution. The research data were collected using the archive scanning technique and the "Identification Form". Descriptive statistical methods were used to analyze the data on accidents and victims. Risk analysis was performed using the Finne-Kinney method. Results: It was found that 51% of the victims were male, 82.3% were nurses and 41% had less than one year of work experience. When the characteristics of the accidents were examined, 20.7% of the accidents occurred in 2016, 43.3% in the morning hours, 42.7% in the first four hours of the shifts, 40% in the intensive care units, and 80.3% occurred in the form of sharp/penetrating object injuries on hand/finger. A total of five risk factors and 77 hazard-related risks were identified. When the risk score average was examined according to the factors, the risk score average was 428.25 for physical factors, 466 for chemical factors, 327.27 for biological factors, 234 for ergonomic factors, 350 for psychosocial factors, and 386.80 for all risks. The risk scores were decreased from 720-126 to 200-42 by corrective and preventive actions. Conclusion: In conclusion, occupational accidents occurred mostly among nurses, the highest risk factors were physical and chemical factors, and corrective and preventive actions could reduce the risk of accidents significantly.

Keywords

• occupational
• accidents
• risk
• hazard
• health