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. Constitu ram-se na amostra da pesquisa 20 estudos, todas classificados com n vel de evid ncia 4. Identificou-se que no mbito hospitalar o perfil dos trabalhadores acometidos s o mulheres, na idade de 20 a 34 anos, profissionais de enfermagem; o tipo de exposi o mais frequente s o os percut neos, em pele ntegra 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 ...