The notification of Accidents at Work

The objective of this study was to identify and describe, based on the literature, the association between the notification of occupational accidents and workers' health. This was an exploratory, descriptive study, with quantitative approach, of bibliographic research type, conducted during the months of December 2015 and January 2016. Constituíram-se na amostra da pesquisa 20 estudos, todas classificados com nível de evidência 4. Identificou-se que no âmbito hospitalar o perfil dos trabalhadores acometidos são mulheres, na idade de 20 a 34 anos, profissionais de enfermagem; o tipo de exposição mais frequente são os percutâneos, em pele íntegra e em mucosa. The most commonly involved biological material is blood. The notification of the AT constitutes a valuable instrument that supports the investigation process and provides subsidies to the analysis of the information of epidemiological surveillance of diseases of compulsory notification. More information is disclosed in the book ...