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dc.contributor.authorFoytl, Jakub
dc.contributor.authorChisholm, Fraser
dc.contributor.authorVarsou, Ourania
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-09T23:34:57Z
dc.date.available2020-06-09T23:34:57Z
dc.date.issued2019-06-10
dc.identifier.citationFoytl , J , Chisholm , F & Varsou , O 2019 , ' Sharps injuries during dissection : a five-year retrospective study in the context of safety ' , Anatomical Sciences Education , vol. Early View . https://doi.org/10.1002/ase.1894en
dc.identifier.issn1935-9772
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 259049832
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 87ce1611-3f6d-4e0a-aee8-6f6095d14a1c
dc.identifier.otherRIS: urn:7C9B364CF5D091F5A9FEF5EAF9FFA760
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0003-3069-4130/work/58531640
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 85067384618
dc.identifier.otherWOS: 000517387500003
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/20062
dc.description.abstractThe supplementation of lecture‐based anatomy teaching with laboratory sessions, involving dissection or anatomical specimens, is commonly used. Hands‐on dissection allows students to handle instruments correctly while actively exploring three‐dimensional anatomy. However, dissection carries a potential risk of sharps and splash injuries. The aim of this study was to quantify the frequency rate of such cases per 1,000 student‐hours of dissection and identify potential factors than might influence safety in anatomy laboratories. Data were retrospectively collected from September 2013 to June 2018 at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK. Overall, 35 sharps injuries were recorded in undergraduate medical students, with a frequency rate of 0.384 and no splash cases. A statistically significant, moderate negative association between year of study and frequency rate (rho(25) = −0.663; P < 0.001) was noted. A statistically significant difference in the frequency rate between different semester modules (χ2(4) = 13.577, P = 0.009) was observed with the difference being between Year 1 Semester 2 and Year 3 Semester 1 (P = 0.004). The decreasing trend with advancing year of study might be linked to increasing dissecting experience or the surface area of the region dissected. The following factors might have contributed to increased safety influencing frequency rates: single‐handed blade removal systems; mandatory personal protective equipment; and having only one student dissecting at a given time. The authors propose that safety familiarization alongside standardized training and safety measures, as part of an evidence‐based culture shift, will instill safety conscious behaviors and reduce injuries in anatomy laboratories.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofAnatomical Sciences Educationen
dc.rights© 2019, American Association of Anatomists. This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created accepted version manuscript following peer review and as such may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1002/ase.1894en
dc.subjectGross anatomy educationen
dc.subjectMedical educationen
dc.subjectUndergraduate educationen
dc.subjectCadaver dissectionen
dc.subjectAnatomy laboratoryen
dc.subjectDissection roomen
dc.subjectSharps injuriesen
dc.subjectSplash injuriesen
dc.subjectTrainingen
dc.subjectLB2300 Higher Educationen
dc.subjectRZ Other systems of medicineen
dc.subjectNDASen
dc.subject.lccLB2300en
dc.subject.lccRZen
dc.titleSharps injuries during dissection : a five-year retrospective study in the context of safetyen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.description.versionPostprinten
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Medicineen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Education Divisionen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/ase.1894
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.date.embargoedUntil2020-06-10


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