Knowledge and Practices Regarding Blood Sample Collection Procedures among House Officers and Nurses of Services Hospital Lahore

Abstract

Work environments have peculiar health-related risks. Doctors and other healthcare workers (HCWs) encounter work-related hazards associated with their clinical and laboratory activities in the hospital. Blood and other effluents from infected patients may bear such pathogens as HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus, increasing the risk of transmission from such accidents as needle pricks and contacts with deep body fluids Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge and practices regarding blood sample collection among house officers and nurses working in Services Hospital Lahore.