Table 2 Number of needlestick injuries and blood contact cases and annual mean rates per 1,000 employees by different risk groups in 2008 and 2009; data from BGW, Germany
Needlestick injuries | Blood contact | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | |||||
Risk group | N(col%) | N(col%) | Difference*(%) | Annual rate+ | N(col%) | N(col%) | Difference*(%) | Annual rate+ |
Hospitals | 21,896 (56) | 22,100 (55) | +0,9 | 29.9 | 1,996 (70) | 2,089 (70) | +4.7 | 2.8 |
Surgeries | 8,379 (21) | 8,442 (21) | +0.8 | 12.0 | 413 (15) | 464 (16) | +12.3 | 0.6 |
Nursing homes | 3,828 (10) | 4,073 (10) | +6.4 | 3.6 | 139 (5) | 168 (6) | +20.9 | 0.1 |
Outpatient care | 1,589 (4) | 1,706 (4) | +7.3 | 4.2 | 46 (2) | 41 (1) | -10.9 | 0.1 |
Others | 3,403 (9) | 3,598 (9) | +5.7 | 1.5 | 253 (9) | 229 (8) | -9.4 | 0.1 |
Total | 39,095 | 39,919 | +2.1 | 7.4 | 2,847 | 2,991 | +6.7 | 0.6 |