Korean J Occup Environ Med KJOEM Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 1225-3618 The Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 10.35371/kjoem.2002.14.1.69 Original Article The Needle Stick Injuries of Interns and Residents Working in Hospitals in a City Park Shin Goo Lee Jong Young Song Jung Hup Woo Jay Young Choi Tae Sung Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kyung-Pook Univertisy Hospital, Korea. Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Soon-Chun-Hyang Gumi Hospital, Korea. goohi@hananet.net 03 2002 30 01 2019 14 1 69 77 Copyright © 2002 The Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2002 OBJECTIVES

This study was conducted in order to assess the experience of needle stick injury among interns and residents working in hospitals during the previous 4 months.

 METHODS

We conducted a questionnaire survey of 695 interns and residents working in two university hospitals and one general hospital in Tague city. Four hundred and forty three of those questioned(63.7 %) fully responded.

 RESULTS

Two hundred of the respondents(45.1 %) suffered at least one injury. Respondents suffered an average of 1.8 injuries. 96.5 % of interns, 40.6 % of surgical residents and 34.4 % of non-surgical residents suffered at least one injury. According to multiple logistic regression, Intern status and an increased amount of working time is associated with high risk of needle stick injury.

 CONCLUSIONS

This study demonstrates that interns and residents suffer a high rate of needle stick injury.

 Needle stick injury Interns Residents